Jay Obernolte CA Republican Representative

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Mr. Jay Obernolte
Current Republican Representative
California District 23
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Drivers in Washington state currently pay an average of $5.34 per gallon for gas, while Californians are paying $6.08, nearly 75 cents more per gallon. California continues to have the highest gas prices in the nation, with burdensome fuel regulations and taxes adding to the cost of filling up. California families deserve energy policies that prioritize affordability and provide relief at the pump!

💬 5🔁 0❤ 6Oct 28, 2026

The Administration recently announced a new $25 million whistleblower incentive program to help identify and combat fraud involving federal taxpayer dollars. The program, administered by the Department of Justice, will offer rewards of up to $30,000 for qualifying tips that lead to criminal charges. Fraud in federal programs wastes taxpayer dollars and diverts resources from the families that depend on them. Strong oversight and accountability are essential to ensuring these programs serve their intended purpose and that those who abuse them are held accountable. https://t.co/AemMaXBi4P

💬 5🔁 2❤ 6Oct 27, 2026

I enjoyed meeting with Andrea Daugherty, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center's new Chief Information & Digital Transformation Officer, to discuss how emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, can improve healthcare delivery. Thank you to Andrea and the ARMC team for sharing their work to advance innovation and better serve patients across our community!

💬 1🔁 1❤ 7Oct 26, 2026

October is National Crime Prevention Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of keeping our neighborhoods safe and supporting local law enforcement. Crime impacts families, small businesses, and residents across our community. That's why I cosponsored the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, which passed the House earlier this year and will give law enforcement additional tools to combat organized retail theft. We must continue fighting to protect residents, support local businesses, and hold criminals accountable. https://t.co/hgDTMKlR9n

💬 1🔁 1❤ 6Oct 25, 2026

It was a pleasure meeting with Brandon Smith from Arrowhead Credit Union to learn more about their important work supporting residents and small businesses throughout our community. Credit unions play a critical role in providing access to financial services and home loans to support local economic growth.

💬 1🔁 1❤ 7Oct 24, 2026

Artificial intelligence has enormous potential to improve our cybersecurity. Recently, researchers using AI uncovered critical security vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language used by millions of websites worldwide. This discovery will help developers address potential security risks and better protect sensitive information. It's a real-world example of how AI can help solve complex problems and strengthen our digital infrastructure. As this technology continues to advance, we must encourage responsible innovation that allows Americans to benefit from its full potential. https://t.co/XMslqUZa3h

💬 3🔁 3❤ 11Oct 23, 2026

A gallon of gas costs an average of $4.88 in Idaho, compared to $6.28 in California. That's an additional $1.40 per gallon California drivers are paying just to fill their tanks! While families across our country are facing higher energy costs, California's excessive fuel taxes and regulations are making matters even worse. That is why I have asked the Governor to temporarily halt the California gas tax to give our families and businesses some relief. Californians deserve policies that prioritize affordability and provide relief at the pump!

💬 6🔁 3❤ 7Oct 22, 2026

Medi-Cal provides critical care to millions of Californians. Troublingly, the California State Auditor recently found that more than 26,000 Medi-Cal providers identified as high risk for potentially inappropriate billing have not been referred for further review or investigation. Those providers accounted for at least $12 billion in Medi-Cal services. Every dollar of fraud is a dollar that is not available to help our most vulnerable citizens access the care they need. Now, CMS is deferring another $1.2 billion in federal Medicaid payments while it reviews unusual growth in California’s personal care services. California taxpayers deserve to know that their money is being used wisely and appropriately. Stronger oversight is necessary to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse while protecting the vulnerable patients who depend on this critical program. https://t.co/xyeZYfGKU9

💬 3🔁 3❤ 11Oct 21, 2026

I’m pleased that the Kern Council of Governments has been awarded a $1.37 million federal BUILD grant to study potential improvements to State Route 58 between Interstate 5 and Barstow. SR 58 is a critical transportation corridor connecting the High Desert to the Central Valley and supporting the movement of goods throughout California and across the country. As freight traffic continues to increase, this study will help identify opportunities to improve roadway safety, efficiency, and capacity while supporting future economic growth. https://t.co/dkpnVHhidF

💬 2🔁 2❤ 14Oct 20, 2026

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an opportunity to recognize those affected by breast cancer and emphasize the importance of early detection and access to quality care. For patients facing metastatic breast cancer, delays in accessing critical benefits can create additional challenges. That's why I cosponsored the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act, which would eliminate certain waiting periods for Social Security disability benefits and Medicare coverage. We must continue working to ensure patients and their families have access to the care and support they need. https://t.co/eGxWr5pF11

💬 2🔁 1❤ 11Oct 19, 2026

Votes Bills Issues Committees Speeches Terms

Voting record, 119th Congress

97.8%Attendance661 of 676 roll calls cast

15Roll calls missedAnswered “present” 3 times (counted as cast)

95.4%Voted with the Republican majorityon the 471 party-line votes

10+Yea or Nay against the Republican majorityon party-line votes

How these are counted

Attendance is the share of roll calls held while the member was in office on which they voted Yea, Nay or Present. A party-line vote is a roll call on which a majority of Republicans voted against a majority of Democrats. Voting with the Republican majority is the share of the member’s cast votes on those roll calls that matched that majority.

Last 10 votes cast

Date	Measure	Question	Vote	Result
Sep 16, 2026	S. 2403Retire through Ownership Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 9497Water Resources Development Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 9340Ratepayer Protection Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.J.Res. 213Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”	On Passage	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 10326PROOF Act	On Passage	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 9576National Fraud Enforcement Division Act	On Passage	Yea	Passed
Sep 16, 2026	H.R. 5334An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes	On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Yea	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.Con.Res. 93Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.J.Res. 210Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”	On Passage	Yea	Passed
Sep 15, 2026	H.R. 9500Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed

Latest 10 votes against the Republican majority

Date	Measure	Member voted	Party majority
Jul 15, 2026	H.R. 8595	Nay	Yea
Jul 15, 2026	H.R. 8595	Nay	Yea
Jan 22, 2026	H.R. 7148	Nay	Yea
Jan 14, 2026	H.R. 7006	Nay	Yea
Jan 14, 2026	H.R. 7006	Nay	Yea
Jan 8, 2026	H.R. 131Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act	Yea	Nay
Jan 8, 2026	H.R. 504Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act	Yea	Nay
Sep 10, 2025	H.R. 3838	Nay	Yea
Sep 10, 2025	H.R. 3838	Nay	Yea
Sep 10, 2025	H.R. 3838	Yea	Nay

Source: Congress.gov API · through the House’s last vote, Sep 16, 2026 · House Clerk roll calls

Bills, 119th Congress

31Sponsoredbills and resolutions introduced

254Cosponsored

1Sponsored that became law4 sponsored or cosponsored became law

93Cross-party cosponsorshipsbills from another party’s sponsor

81.5%Sponsored bills with a cross-party cosponsorH.R. and S. bills only

How these are counted

Sponsored counts every bill and resolution the member introduced; cosponsored excludes withdrawn cosponsorships. A cross-party cosponsorship is cosponsoring a measure whose sponsor belongs to another party. The last figure is the share of the member’s H.R. or S. bills with at least one cosponsor from another party.

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Policy area	Bills
Science, Technology, Communications	46
Health	33
Armed Forces and National Security	29
Crime and Law Enforcement	23
Government Operations and Politics	19

Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service, one per bill. Top five shown.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS · as of Oct 27, 2026

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

95.0%With the Republican majorityon 456 issue votes

3Against both partiesmost Republicans and most Democrats voted the other way

19With the Democratic majorityon party-line votes

This is not a left–right score. A vote against the party can come from either side of it; the list below shows who else voted the same way.

Issue	Votes	With the Republican majority	Against both parties	With the Democratic majority	Rank among Republicans
Economics and Public Finance	58	77.6%	0	13	177th of 223
Armed Forces and National Security	57	94.7%	0	3	115th of 225
Crime and Law Enforcement	28	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (200)
Energy	28	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (200)
Government Operations and Politics	26	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (202)
Commerce	25	96.0%	0	1	117th of 220
Environmental Protection	25	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (77)
International Affairs	25	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (135)
Public Lands and Natural Resources	24	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (122)
Finance and Financial Sector	22	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (154)
Congress	21	95.2%	0	0	174th of 219
Immigration	15	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (209)
Agriculture and Food	13	84.6%	2	0	112th of 212
Education	13	92.3%	1	0	146th of 208
Science, Technology, Communications	12	100.0%	0	0	Tied for 1st (111)
Other issues (15)Fewer than 10 votes each: Taxation, Transportation and Public Works, Labor and Employment, Emergency Management, Health, Native Americans, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Housing and Community Development, Foreign Trade and International Finance, Law, Social Welfare, Animals, Families, Water Resources Development, Arts, Culture, Religion	64	96.9%	0	2	—

Rank: 1st = voted with the Republican majority most often on that issue, among House Republicans who cast at least 10 votes on it.

Votes against the Republican majority, by issue

Economics and Public Finance · 13

Jul 15, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 8595 · Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 80 other Republicans.
Jul 15, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 8595 · Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 38 other Republicans.
Jan 22, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7148 · Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 75 other Republicans.
Jan 14, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7006 · Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 80 other Republicans.
Jan 14, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7006 · Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 45 other Republicans.
Sep 4, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 4553 · Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 87 other Republicans.
Sep 4, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 4553 · Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 94 other Republicans.
Sep 3, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 4553 · Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 95 other Republicans.
Sep 3, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 4553 · Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 87 other Republicans.
Sep 3, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 4553 · Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 91 other Republicans.
and 3 more

Armed Forces and National Security · 3

Sep 10, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 3838 · Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 27 other Republicans.
Sep 10, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 3838 · Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 15 other Republicans.
Sep 10, 2025 · Amendment to H.R. 3838 · Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Voted Yea; most Republicans voted Nay, most Democrats Yea. Also voting Yea: 48 other Republicans.

Commerce · 1

Jun 5, 2025 · H.R. 2931 · Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act
Voted Nay; most Republicans voted Yea, most Democrats Nay. Also voting Nay: 3 other Republicans: Kevin Kiley, Nicole Malliotakis, David Valadao.

Agriculture and Food · 2

Apr 30, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7567 · Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
Voted Yea; most of both parties voted Nay. Also voting Yea: 66 other Republicans; 2 Democrats: Marie Perez, Chellie Pingree.
Apr 30, 2026 · Amendment to H.R. 7567 · Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 22 other Republicans; 12 Democrats.

Education · 1

Mar 4, 2026 · H.R. 6472 · Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act
Voted Nay; most of both parties voted Yea. Also voting Nay: 70 other Republicans; 1 Democrat: Lizzie Fletcher.

Native Americans · 1

Jan 8, 2026 · Veto override, H.R. 504 · Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
Voted Yea; most Republicans voted Nay, most Democrats Yea. Also voting Yea: 23 other Republicans.

Water Resources Development · 1

Jan 8, 2026 · Veto override, H.R. 131 · Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act
Voted Yea; most Republicans voted Nay, most Democrats Yea. Also voting Yea: 34 other Republicans.

How these are counted

Each roll call takes the policy area the Library of Congress gave the bill it is about; a vote on an amendment counts under its bill. 468 of the House’s 676 roll calls this Congress have an issue. Left out as procedural (208): votes on House rules and the previous question, motions to recommit or adjourn, quorum calls and the Speaker election. “With the Republican majority” counts every issue vote on which most Republicans voted the same way, Yea or Nay. “Against both parties” = most Republicans and most Democrats voted one way and this member the other. “With the Democratic majority” = a party-line vote (most of each party on opposite sides) on which this member sided with the Democrats. Independents count with the party they caucus with.

Source: votes: Congress.gov API / Clerk of the House · issue areas: Library of Congress policy areas · votes through Sep 16, 2026

Committee assignments

Committee	Role	Side	Seniority rank
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology	Member	Majority	5
Research and Technology	Chair	Majority	1
House Committee on Energy and Commerce	Member	Majority	19
Communications and Technology	Member	Majority	11
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade	Member	Majority	5
Health	Member	Majority	11
House Committee on the Budget	Member	Majority	14

Seniority rank is the member’s order among their own party’s members on that committee; 1 is the most senior.

Source: congress-legislators (CC0) · as of Oct 27, 2026

Congress	Years	Chamber	Role	State	District
119th Congress	2025–present	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	23
118th Congress	2023–2025	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	23
117th Congress	2021–2023	House of Representatives	Representative	California (CA)	8

Elections

Elected to the 8th District for the 117th Congress on November 3, 2020; elected to the 23d District for the 118th Congress on November 8, 2022; reelected to the 119th Congress on November 5, 2024.¹

The election history as listed in the Congressional Directory.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Overview Donors Disclosures

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

$1,854,658Raised

$1,473,930Spent

$1,378,568Cash on hand

$725,000Debts owed by the campaign

Where the money came from

Source	Amount	Share
Individuals, itemizeddonors giving more than $200 in the cycle, named in filings	$616,900	33.3%
Individuals, unitemized$200 or less in the cycle, not named	$1,991	0.1%
PACs and other committees	$1,109,371	59.8%
Party committees	$0	0.0%
All other receiptstransfers, loans, refunds and offsets	$126,396	6.8%

Outside spending

Independent expenditures reported by groups not tied to the campaign: $259,682 supporting this candidate, $18,690 opposing. Details on FEC.gov

More on this campaign’s money

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Oct 14, 2026

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Contribution size	Amount	Share
$200 and under	$3,360	0.6%
$200.01 to $499.99	$4,647	0.8%
$500 to $999.99	$51,421	9.2%
$1,000 to $1,999.99	$87,205	15.5%
$2,000 and over	$414,756	73.9%

From the FEC’s contribution-size summary, which is compiled separately from the campaign’s totals, so these rows need not add up to the individual receipts on the Overview.

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

State	Amount
CA (home state)	$271,833
DC	$80,660
VA	$57,271
TX	$47,000
OR	$28,000
MD	$13,500
NV	$9,334
NY	$9,000
NJ	$7,000
NC	$7,000

Top employers of individual donors

Employer named by donors	Amount
NULL	$131,150
ANTHROPIC	$28,000
LIGHTHOUSE	$21,000
ESRI	$14,000
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ	$14,000
MEHLMAN CONSULTING	$11,910
INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES	$11,500
ANTHROPIC PBC	$7,787
ANDREESEN HOROWITZ	$7,000
C6 STRATEGIES LLC	$7,000

Contributions from individuals who listed that employer, itemized only. Companies themselves cannot give to a federal candidate’s campaign.

Entries that name no employer, as written on the filings: SELF EMPLOYED $19,930 · NONE $18,750.

Source: Federal Election Commission, openFEC API · filings through Oct 14, 2026

Personal financial disclosures

Filed	Covers	Filing	Document
Aug 9, 2026	2025	Annual report	PDF
Apr 25, 2026	2025	Extension request	PDF

Stock trades (periodic transaction reports)

None filed in 2025 or 2026.

The annual report lists assets, income and debts for the prior year and is due May 15; an extension of up to 90 days is allowed. A periodic transaction report lists a trade of more than $1,000 and is due within 45 days of it.

Source: Clerk of the House, financial disclosures · as of Oct 27, 2026

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Profile

Facts from official records. The small numbers open each fact’s source.

At a glance

Born	August 18, 1970^1,2
Birthplace	Chicago, IL^1,2
Home town listed	Big Bear Lake, CA¹
Party	Republican¹
In the House since	January 3, 2021²

Education

B.S., engineering and applied science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1992
M.S., artificial intelligence, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 1997

As listed in the Congressional Directory.¹

Professional history

Entrepreneur
Pilot
Member, Big Bear Airport Board of Directors, 2005-10
Mayor, City of Big Bear Lake, 2010-14
Member, California State Assembly, 2014-20

As the member’s office lists it in the Congressional Directory, in that order.¹

Biographical Directory entry

OBERNOLTE, Jay, a Representative from California; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 18, 1970; graduated from Edison High School, Fresno, Calif., 1988; B.S., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., 1992; M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1997; D.P.A., California Baptist University, Riverside, Calif., 2020; entrepreneur; pilot; member of the Big Bear, Calif., airport board of directors, 2005-2010; member of the Big Bear, Calif., city council, 2010-2014; Mayor of Big Bear, Calif., 2012-2014; member of the California state assembly, 2014-2020; Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2016; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventeenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2021-present).²

The official summary kept by the House and Senate historians, word for word.

Offices

Washington, DC

2433 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0523
202-225-5861

Local office

City	Address	Phone
Hesperia, CA	9700 Seventh Ave., Suite 201	760-247-1815

Office list: congress-legislators (CC0), as of Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Official Congressional Directory, 119th Congress (February 20, 2026 edition). U.S. Government Publishing Office for the Joint Committee on Printing.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Office of the Historian, U.S. House (History, Art & Archives).

Researched Oct 28, 2026. Each fact was checked against a saved copy of its source.

Voting record, 119th Congress

Last 10 votes cast

Latest 10 votes against the Republican majority

Bills, 119th Congress

Policy areas of the bills sponsored or cosponsored

Sponsored legislation, newest first

Votes by issue, 119th Congress

Votes against the Republican majority, by issue

Committee assignments

Floor remarks, 119th Congress

Elections

Sources

Campaign money, 2025–26 election cycle

Where the money came from

Outside spending

More on this campaign’s money

Who gave, 2025–26 election cycle

Individual contributions by size

Top 10 states, itemized contributions

Top employers of individual donors

Personal financial disclosures

Stock trades (periodic transaction reports)

Profile

At a glance

Education

Professional history

Biographical Directory entry

Offices

Sources

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