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Jay Obernolte

R Republican nominee for U.S. House, CA-23

Representative since 2021

On the ballot: On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · California US House 23
The race: Everyone running for CA-23 · Compare Obernolte with them
Where to vote: Find your polling place (opens in a new tab) · More ways to vote

SummaryAt a glance

Top priorities: Fighting Washington’s Spending
Helping Working Families
Keeping us Safe
Honoring Our Veterans
Strengthening America
Read all 6 in their words
In Congress: Representative since 2021 · votes with their party 96% of the time. See the record · Office phone 202-225-5861
Money: $1.9M raised, $1.5M spent, $1.4M cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who gives: 0.3% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 44% from California · largest committee giver GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, $12.5K
Outside groups: $400.1K supporting Obernolte
Backed by: Safety Employees Benefit Association · California Professional Firefighters · Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and 12 more. As the campaign lists them
Sponsored most in: Science, Technology, Communications, Health, Public Lands and Natural Resources

Their wordsWhat does Obernolte say they will do?

6 priorities from electjay.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.

6 priorities · 6 quoted statements

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised

$1.9M

$1,854,658

Spent

$1.5M

$1,473,930

Cash on hand

$1.4M

$1,378,568

FEC filings, Jan 1, 2025 to Oct 14, 2026 · Official FEC bulk data · committee C00720078

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

79¢ of every dollar raised has been spent across 9 reports ($1.5M of $1.9M). Cash on hand went from $1M on Mar 31, 2025 to $1.4M on Oct 14, 2026.

Raised, spent and cash on hand by FEC report
Report	Raised in the period	Spent in the period	Cash on hand at its close
APRIL QUARTERLY 2025 through Mar 31, 2025	$192,769	$156,928	$1,033,680
JULY QUARTERLY 2025 through Jun 30, 2025	$223,052	$66,137	$1,190,596
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2025 through Sep 30, 2025	$218,696	$90,855	$1,318,438
YEAR-END 2025 through Dec 31, 2025	$216,541	$151,308	$1,383,670
APRIL QUARTERLY 2026 through Mar 31, 2026	$221,243	$150,260	$1,454,653
PRE-PRIMARY 2026 through May 13, 2026	$127,158	$52,623	$1,529,188
JULY QUARTERLY 2026 through Jun 30, 2026	$256,409	$141,375	$1,644,222
OCTOBER QUARTERLY 2026 through Sep 30, 2026	$351,401	$567,887	$1,427,736
PRE-GENERAL 2026 through Oct 14, 2026	$47,390	$96,557	$1,378,568

Each report’s own period, as filed with the FEC; a report filed again counts once, as its latest copy.

Where the money came from $1,854,658 reported receipts

PACs and other committeesPolitical action committees and other candidates' committees. Corporations and unions cannot give directly.$1,109,37160%

Committees that gave

General Atomics PAC4 receipts, latest Jun 24, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$12,500
Chevron Employees PAC - Chevron Corp.3 receipts, latest Jan 23, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective Government5 receipts, latest Sep 28, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. PAC4 receipts, latest Jul 1, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Blue Shield of California PAC2 receipts, latest Aug 24, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Comcast Corp. & Nbcuniversal PAC2 receipts, latest Sep 8, 2026 · PAC (qualified)$10,000
Koch, Inc. PAC4 receipts, latest Sep 29, 2026 · PAC (qualified)

Top donor states
Name		Amount
California home113 contributions · 44%		$203,132
District of Columbia78 contributions · 18%		$80,660
Virginia71 contributions · 13%		$57,270
Texas9 contributions · 6%		$27,500
Oregon7 contributions · 5.4%		$24,500
Maryland17 contributions · 3%		$13,500
Nevada5 contributions · 2%		$9,334
New York4 contributions · 2%		$9,000

Top donor states

Name

Amount

California home113 contributions · 44%

$203,132

District of Columbia78 contributions · 18%

$80,660

Virginia71 contributions · 13%

$57,270

Texas9 contributions · 6%

$27,500

Oregon7 contributions · 5.4%

$24,500

Maryland17 contributions · 3%

$13,500

Nevada5 contributions · 2%

$9,334

New York4 contributions · 2%

$9,000

Donors’ employers
Employer as filed		Amount
Anthropic10 contributions · 7.8% of ranked		$28,000
Lighthouse6 contributions · 5.9% of ranked		$21,000
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 22 contributions · 4.3% of ranked		$15,430
Andreessen Horowitz6 contributions · 3.9% of ranked		$14,000
Esri4 contributions · 3.9% of ranked		$14,000
Mehlman Consulting11 contributions · 3.3% of ranked		$11,910
Innovative Federal Strategies7 contributions · 3.2% of ranked		$11,500
Anthropic PBC5 contributions · 2.2% of ranked		$7,786

Donors’ employers

Employer as filed

Amount

Anthropic10 contributions · 7.8% of ranked

$28,000

Lighthouse6 contributions · 5.9% of ranked

$21,000

Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 22 contributions · 4.3% of ranked

$15,430

Andreessen Horowitz6 contributions · 3.9% of ranked

$14,000

Esri4 contributions · 3.9% of ranked

$14,000

Mehlman Consulting11 contributions · 3.3% of ranked

$11,910

Innovative Federal Strategies7 contributions · 3.2% of ranked

$11,500

Anthropic PBC5 contributions · 2.2% of ranked

$7,786

Name		Amount
Grand Valley Consulting LLC19 payments · 16% of all spending		$233,865
Chainbridge Bank30 payments · 9.4% of all spending		$138,629
NRCC1 payment · 5.4% of all spending		$80,000
Targeted Victory1 payment · 5.1% of all spending		$75,000
Minuteman Press3 payments · 4.2% of all spending		$62,489
RKS Strategies2 payments · 2.8% of all spending		$40,844
Professional Data Services19 payments · 2.7% of all spending		$40,178
Capitol Hill Club17 payments · 1.7% of all spending		$25,663

Occupation as filed		Amount
CEO19 contributions · 11% of ranked		$41,400
Consultant40 contributions · 9.5% of ranked		$35,205
Technical Staff12 contributions · 7.6% of ranked		$28,286
Principal17 contributions · 5.5% of ranked		$20,250
Lobbyist20 contributions · 4.3% of ranked		$15,750
President5 contributions · 4.1% of ranked		$15,000
General Partner6 contributions · 3.8% of ranked		$14,000
Founder6 contributions · 3.5% of ranked		$13,020

Jay Obernolte

SummaryAt a glance

Their wordsWhat does Obernolte say they will do?

1Priority 1: Fighting Washington’s Spending 1 statement

2Priority 2: Helping Working Families 1 statement

3Priority 3: Keeping us Safe 1 statement

4Priority 4: Honoring Our Veterans 1 statement

5Priority 5: Strengthening America 1 statement

6Priority 6: Secure the border 1 statement

RecordWhat is Obernolte’s record in Congress?

Committees 3 committees

Sponsored legislation: issue areas64 measures

MoneyWho pays for the campaign, and where does it go?

Raised, spent and cash over time by FEC report

Where the money came from $1,854,658 reported receipts

Committees that gave

EndorsementsWho does Obernolte’s campaign say backs them?

Officials 5

Unions 1

Organizations 9

BallotWhen is Obernolte on the ballot?

AboutWhere does this page come from?

Earlier cycles

Federal records

Campaign pages read 1 page

Largest donors

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Where the donors live $456,696 placed by state

Home state and away

Top states

Donors’ employers as filed

Outside spending $625,619 across this race

What the payments were for $797,496 itemized

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