Recent events
2026-05-01
Other facts
SECONDARY
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.
2025-07-03
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2025-07-03
Votes
PRIMARY
[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…
2024-12-31
Transactions
INFERENTIAL
The small individual contribution share (0.42%) in Obernolte's 2023-2024 fundraising is anomalously low among House members, suggesting weak grassroots donor support and heavy reliance on organized money.
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
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…
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
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).
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
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).
2024-12-31
Transactions
SECONDARY
Debts carried by campaign committee total $1,125,000 as of December 31, 2024.
2024-04-20
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2023-05-31
Transactions
PRIMARY
[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…
2022-07-28
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
2022-06-15
Votes
INFERENTIAL
The inference that Obernolte's nay vote 'defied the interests of his top-donor tech sector' assumes unverified donor unanimity on CHIPS — no public evidence confirms that Google or other top donors actually supported…
2021-01-06
Votes
INFERENTIAL
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…
