Jay Obernolte

American politician (born 1970)

IncumbentU.S. House — CA-23RepublicanRunning nowVugol ID VM-1EG-C419 FEC H0CA08135

Running for U.S. House, CA-23, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/jay-obernolte

Roster source: FEC filing (2026-08-26)

Headshot · unitedstates.github.io

Jay Obernolte — Photo — Photo · State of California · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Jay Obernolte — Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Official U.S. Congress portrait · Public domain

Races

2026 · U.S. House, CA-23 · General · Republican · on the ballot · incumbent
2024 · U.S. House, CA-23 · General · Republican · result not on file · incumbent · source
2022 · U.S. House, CA-23 · General · Republican · won · 103,197 votes (61.0%) · incumbent · source
2020 · U.S. House, CA-08 · General · Republican · won · 158,711 votes (56.1%) · source
2018 · State House / Assembly, CA District 33 · General · Republican · won · 72,109 votes (60.2%) · source

Background

Jay Phillip Obernolte is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for California's 23rd district since 2021, when it was numbered as the 8th district.

A Republican, he was previously a member of the California State Assembly representing the 33rd district. Before serving in the Assembly, Obernolte served on the city council and was the mayor of Big Bear Lake, California. He is the owner, president, and technical director of FarSight Studios, an American video game developer.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-24 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Obernolte

In the news

Some lawmakers doubt a Congress that’s ‘barely capable of email’ can regulate AINBC News · Sep 26
Amid calls for AI rules, who in Congress has the tech savvy to help?Christian Science Monitor · Sep 22
Sobering warning about AI’s potential harm focuses Congress’ attentionChristian Science Monitor · Sep 14

Headlines from outlets across the political spectrum, linked to the publisher. Vugol.me doesn’t write or endorse them. How we choose them · News about this race

Campaign finance

$1,455,868total raised (2026 cycle)

$1,644,222cash on hand (2026 cycle)

$809,486total spent (2026 cycle)

As of 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC

Website and social

Official websitevia Wikidata

X / Twitter

Sources

Official portrait — public-domain congressional image set (unitedstates project)
Background — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-09-24 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Obernolte
Website and social links — Wikidata (CC0) — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16849797
Official social accounts — congress-legislators dataset (unitedstates project)
Roster — FEC filing — https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0CA08135/
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jay_Obernolte.png
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jay_Obernolte_(cropped).png
photo_headshot — https://unitedstates.github.io/
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jay_Obernolte.jpg

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