Jay Obernolte

Republican · Candidate for California U.S. House District 23 · Incumbent · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Slightly right, from their votes in Congress (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview). House roll-call votes, 119th Congress.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

AI read of their current public record: strongly right.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxesStrongly right
AbortionStrongly right
Health careModerately right

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Voting record in Congress

In the House (119th Congress, 674 votes): missed 2.2% of votes, voted with their party 95.7% of the time.

Sponsored 31 bills (1 became law), mostly on science, technology, communications, health, environmental protection.

Source: Voteview.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $400K supporting and $19K opposing Jay Obernolte.

For
American Mission · AI industry$400K
Against
Working Class Heroes Fund$19K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Endorsed by Donald Trump (source).

  • Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
  • Political parties: California Republican Party
  • Organizations: Log Cabin Republicans, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

More about Jay Obernolte

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

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