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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 44.6%
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: homeownership rate: 64.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: poverty rate: 15.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: median household income: $74,939
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 3 — Marriage Rights Protections (repeal Prop 8) (2024) — passed, margin 62.6%-37.4%
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Proposition 36 — Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act (2024) — passed, margin 68.4%-31.6%
Added: 02 May 2026
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 (share 0.095)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 (share 0.125)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 (share 0.15)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Inland Empire Health Plan (4000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Amazon (fulfillment centers) (8000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: San Bernardino County (25654 employees)
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[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%.
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[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.
Date: 2025-07-03
Added: 02 May 2026
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[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
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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.
Date: 2026-05-01
Added: 02 May 2026
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Debts carried by campaign committee total $1,125,000 as of December 31, 2024.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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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).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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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).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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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%.
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 02 May 2026
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