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Jay Obernolte
U.S. Representative, CA-23
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Representative, CA-23 current
California |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-23
California |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-23
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, CA-8
California |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District CA-8
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Research and Technology — Chair unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Health unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- House Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.318, social dim. 0.294. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (583 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Nay | Sep 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Nay | Sep 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Nay | Sep 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Nay | Sep 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Nay | Sep 10, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Sep 10, 2025 | Agreed to | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 682 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the… | Nay | Sep 9, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HRES 682 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the… | Yea | Sep 9, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3425 — Personnel Oversight and Shift Tracking Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 8, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 3424 — SPACE Act of 2025 | Yea | Sep 8, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Sep 4, 2025 | Passed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 4, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 4, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 4, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4553 — Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 | Nay | Sep 4, 2025 | Failed | U.S. House Clerk roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
103 recorded contributions totalling $450,143. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 39 of 103 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big donor | 33 | $117,200 | 26% |
| Corporate PAC | 3 | $29,050 | 6% |
| Super PAC | 3 | $24,657 | 5% |
| Unclassified | 64 | $279,235 | 62% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,000 | — | EQUALITY CALIFORNIA VOTES | Super PAC | Oct 15, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $16,002 | OBERNOLTE VICTORY FUND | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | CUSACK, LARRY A. MR. | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Feb 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,600 | WINRED PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Feb 12, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $6,600 | CUSACK, LARRY A. MR. | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Big donor | Feb 8, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $6,448 | OBERNOLTE VICTORY FUND | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $5,000 | WINRED PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | GENERAL ATOMICS PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | CALPORTLAND COMPANY PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Oct 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC) | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 26, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 26, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | CEMEX, INC. EMPLOYEEES PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Jul 25, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| $5,000 | BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PAC | JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS | unclassified | Sep 16, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Social media
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