Jay Obernolte

R Republican Representative from California, District 23

California 2433 Rayburn House Office Building 202-225-5861 Born 1970-08-18

Jay Obernolte is a Republican Representative representing California's 23th congressional district, serving since 2021. Jay Obernolte sits on 3 committees, including House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Term Details

Term Start 2025-01-03

Term End 2027-01-03

Terms Served 3

District 23

Committee Assignments

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Member

House Committee on Energy and Commerce

Member

House Committee on the Budget

Member

Lobbying Exposure

Total lobbying directed at committees this member serves on

$852.5M

2023-Q1 – 2024-Q4

These figures represent total lobbying on issues within each committee’s jurisdiction, not direct contributions to this member.

Recent Activity

Yea

S. 2403: Retire through Ownership Act

2026-09-16 Passed 401/14

Yea

H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026

2026-09-16 Passed 415/9

Yea

H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection Act

2026-09-16 Passed 417/3

Yea

H.J.Res. 213: Providing 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 Nonroa

2026-09-16 Passed 214/208

Yea

H.R. 10326: PROOF Act

2026-09-16 Passed 217/207

Yea

H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026

2026-09-16 Passed 352/72

Yea

H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026

2026-09-16 Passed 262/159

H.R. 4464: Preventive Health Savings Act

2026-09-16

Ordered Reported: Sponsor: Rep. Jay Obernolte [R-CA23] Last Action: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0. Explanation: The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on September 16, 2026.

Nay

H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.

2026-09-15 Passed 220/204

Yea

H.J.Res. 210: Providing 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

2026-09-15 Passed 216/211

Data from GovTrack.us

Voting Record

96.5% Party Loyalty

With Party 634

Against Party 23

Not Voting 15

657 Total Votes Cast

Broke with Party (23)

Nay

H R 8595: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-07-15 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 8595: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-07-15 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 7567: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-04-30 · Party voted Yea · Agreed to

Yea

H R 7567: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-04-30 · Party voted Nay · Failed

Nay

H R 6472: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended 2026-03-04 · Party voted Yea · Passed

Nay

H R 7148: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-01-22 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 7006: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-01-14 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Nay

H R 7006: On Agreeing to the Amendment 2026-01-14 · Party voted Yea · Failed

Yea

H R 504: Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding 2026-01-08 · Party voted Nay · Failed

Yea

H R 131: Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding 2026-01-08 · Party voted Nay · Failed

Recent Votes

Date	Bill	Vote	Result
2026-09-16	H R 5334: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H R 9576: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H R 10326: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H J RES 213: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H R 9340: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	H R 9497: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-16	S 2403: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H RES 1486: On Motion to Table	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H RES 1530: On Ordering the Previous Question	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H RES 1530: On Agreeing to the Resolution	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 2978: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 8278: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 4646: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 2140: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H R 9500: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H J RES 210: On Passage	Yea	Passed
2026-09-15	H CON RES 93: On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Passed
2026-09-14	H R 4219: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-09-14	H R 3276: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Yea	Passed
2026-07-23	H CON RES 89: On Agreeing to the Resolution	Nay	Passed

Data from GovTrack.us · 119th Congress

Campaign Finance

2026 election cycle fundraising from FEC filings

$851K Total Raised

$460K From PACs

$330K From Individuals

$1.4M Cash on Hand

Top PAC Contributors

Committee	Type	Amount
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.	Corp	$10.0K
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE GENERAL ATOMICS	Corp	$7.5K
RAPTOR PAC		$6.0K
GOOGLE LLC NETPAC GOOGLE LLC	Corp	$6.0K
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL	Corp	$5.5K
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC) CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION	Corp	$5.0K
ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.	Corp	$5.0K
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION		$5.0K
BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC) BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PAC	Corp	$5.0K
CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLANDPAC) CALPORTLAND COMPANY	Corp	$5.0K
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION	Corp	$5.0K
REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC NONE		$5.0K
T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)	Corp	$5.0K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION (ABA)	Trade	$5.0K
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)	Trade	$5.0K

2026 cycle · Data from Federal Election Commission

Follow the Money

These organizations both lobbied committees this member serves on and contributed to their campaign via PAC.

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL Corp

PAC Contribution $5.5K

Lobbying Spend $18.7M

House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 10 lobbying filings