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Jay Obernolte JO
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Jay Obernolte

US Representative (R-CA-23)
Tracked because Sitting member of the House; tracked for votes, donor mapping, and committee oversight.
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Jay Obernolte is the Republican U.S. Representative (CA's 23rd congressional district). The platform has 4 voting records on file (2021-2025) and 90 verified facts on file covering this member's voting positions, financial disclosures, and stated platform commitments.

Facts on record27
Connections mapped51
Sources cited17
✦ Thin coverage gap +188 connected to 51 entities · only 27 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Key Connections
← House Energy and Commerce Committee institution
committee_membership
Jay Obernolte is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
← Build PAC Of The National Association Of Home Builders organization
donor
$7,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
← National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Rural Broadband PAC organization
donor
$7,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004473/
← Sempra Energy Employees PAC- Federal organization
donor
$11,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008748/
← National Association Of Broadcasters Political Action Committee (Nabpac) organization
donor
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009985/
← Union Pacific Corp. Fund For Effective Government organization
donor
$7,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010470/
← Johnson & Johnson Political Action Committee organization
donor
$7,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010983/
← Edison International PAC organization
donor
$11,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (9 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00019653/
Facts (27)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 167d ago · Avg age: 187d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (25)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 44.6%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 64.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 15.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $74,939
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 3 — Marriage Rights Protections (repeal Prop 8) (2024) — passed, margin 62.6%-37.4%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 36 — Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act (2024) — passed, margin 68.4%-31.6%
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.095)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.125)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.15)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Inland Empire Health Plan (4000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: Amazon (fulfillment centers) (8000 employees)
✓ verified Partially Corroborated [constituency_baseline] Top employer: San Bernardino County (25654 employees)
✓ verified Pending Review [constituency_baseline] District summary: California's 23rd Congressional District encompasses approximately 764,000 residents across San Bernardino County and portions of Kern and Los Angeles counties, including the high desert communities of Victorville, Hesperia, and Big Bear Lake. The district has a median household income of $74,939 and a median age of 34.7. It is a majority-minority district with a 44.6% Hispanic population and 46.6% White (non-Hispanic). Only 21.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, significantly below the national average. The economy is anchored by healthcare and social assistance (44,207 workers), retail trade (36,853), educational services (27,971), and logistics/distribution. The district has an unemployment rate of 9% and a homeownership rate of 64.4%.
Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 4346 (CHIPS and Science Act) on 2022-07-28: As a tech entrepreneur with a master's in AI and owner of a software company, Obernolte voted against $52.7 billion for semiconductor R&D and manufacturing. The vote aligned with the GOP majority but defied the interests of his top-donor tech sector, creating a cross-pressure between party discipline and industry alignment.
Date: 2022-07-28 Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted yea_unverified on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act (House passage of Senate amendment)) on 2025-07-03: Obernolte voted for H.R. 1 despite projecting a fiscally conservative identity, creating cross-pressure between party loyalty and his public brand. The CBO projected the bill would add $3.4 trillion to deficits. Constituents in his district, where the median household income is $74,939, could face reduced social safety-net programs including Medicaid cuts.
✓ verified AI Inference Voted nay_unverified on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024) on 2024-04-20: Obernolte voted in favor of Ukraine aid in 2022 (Lend-Lease Act and 2022 Ukraine Supplemental) and 2023 (H.R. 5692), but reversed to oppose the 2024 supplemental. This shift aligns with the growing isolationist wing of the GOP, while his earlier support reflected the post-invasion bipartisan consensus. The reversal marks a significant evolution in his foreign policy stance.
Date: 2024-04-20 Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified AI Inference Voted yea_unverified on H.J.Res. 11 (Objection to Arizona Electoral College Results — Joint Session of Congress Certification of 2020 Presidential Election) on 2021-01-06: Obernolte voted to sustain the objection to Arizona's electoral results and also objected to Pennsylvania's results. His district (then CA-08) was won by Biden, and the objection came hours after the Capitol riot. This vote placed him at odds with the will of constituents who voted for the certified winner.
Date: 2021-01-06 Added: 02 May 2026 ↗ RECORDS: Roll call: H.J.Res. 11
✓ verified Primary Source [vote] Obernolte voted for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the Congressional Budget Office warned would 'increase deficits over the 2025-2034 period by $3.4 trillion,' a vote that an editorial board described as contradictory to his fiscal conservative image.
✓ verified Pending Review [statement] Obernolte presents himself as a fiscal conservative, stating he supported the Fiscal Responsibility Act because it 'enacts the largest reduction in nondefense discretionary spending in the history of our country' and touted his support for a $9 billion rescissions package as 'a meaningful step towards reining in reckless federal spending and restoring fiscal sanity.'
Date: 2023-05-31 Added: 02 May 2026
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Obernolte is the founder and owner of FarSight Studios, a video game development company, and holds a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from UCLA.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Debts carried by campaign committee total $1,125,000 as of December 31, 2024.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top contributing sectors: Communic/Electronics ($207,050), Health ($175,950), Finance/Insur/RealEst ($123,428), Energy/Nat Resource ($109,735), Misc Business ($109,183), Lawyers & Lobbyists ($106,200).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated Top contributors for 2023-2024 include Google Inc ($37,700), Mehlman Consulting ($14,850), Innovative Federal Strategies ($14,400), Apple Valley Communications ($13,200), and Chandi Group USA ($13,200).
✓ verified Partially Corroborated 2023-2024 cycle: Raised $1,365,377. Top industry: Electronics Mfg & Equip ($133,250). PAC contributions comprised 65.69% of total fundraising ($985,224), with large individual contributions at 33.88% and small individual contributions at 0.42%.
All Connections (51)
→ Chuck Schumer elected official
colleague secondary since 2021
Obernolte served in the U.S. House of Representatives alongside Chuck Schumer (who served as Senate Majority Leader during part of Obernolte's tenure).
← Bank of America company
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC
← Chevron Corp company
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC
← Comcast Corp company
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC
← Consumer Technology Assn organization
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC
← Google company
donor secondary
2024: $37,700 via individual and PAC contributions ($31,700 individuals, $6,000 PAC)
← Koch Inc company
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC
donor secondary
2024: $10,000 via PAC
committee_membership primary since 2023
Jay Obernolte is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
← Stacey Plaskett elected official
affiliation primary
Connection documented in FINDING-2026-010
donor primary since 2024
$7,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00000901/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004275/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00004473/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00005249/
donor primary since 2024
$11,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00008748/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00009985/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010470/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00010983/
← Edison International PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$11,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (9 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00019653/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00024968/
donor primary since 2024
$9,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00030718/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00039578/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00040998/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00064766/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00093054/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00095869/
← Honeywell International PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$6,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00096156/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00106146/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00108035/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00109546/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00110338/
← Cemex, Inc. Employeees PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00111880/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00113241/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00131185/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00144766/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00165159/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00166348/
← Fox PAC organization
donor primary since 2024
$8,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00171421/
donor primary since 2024
$9,885 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (4 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00177469/
donor primary since 2026
$6,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00186288/
donor primary since 2024
$7,500 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00196725/
donor primary since 2024
$8,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (5 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00197228/
← General Atomics P. A. C. organization
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00215285/
← Ernst & Young PAC organization
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00227744/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (6 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00236489/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (2 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00237065/
donor primary since 2024
$10,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00248716/
donor primary since 2026
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2026 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00249342/
donor primary since 2024
$6,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (3 contributions), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00250407/
donor primary since 2024
$5,000 to Jay Obernolte's principal committee in the 2024 cycle (1 contribution), FEC Schedule A line 11C. https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00250399/
Sources (17)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jay Obernolte — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Jay Obernolte — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
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— ↗ Claim: Obernolte voted for H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the Con… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Obernolte is the founder and owner of FarSight Studios, … congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Top contributing sectors: Communic/Electronics ($207,050… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: Top contributors for 2023-2024 include Google Inc ($37,7… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
— ↗ Donor mapping evidence: 2023-2024 cycle: Raised $1,365,377. Top industry: Electr… congress_handoff Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-04-23 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Jay Obernolte not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt