Jay Obernolte

Office

Office

U.S. Representative

District

CA-23

Party

Republican

Term

Since 2021

Body

U.S. House of Representatives

Website

Official site ↗

Source

Last verified Oct 7, 2026.

Photo: Image courtesy of the Member

Top PAC contributors

• NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)

  2 contributions · Media and entertainment
  $10,000
• CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION

  3 contributions · Energy and utilities
  $10,000
• AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  4 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
  $10,000
• VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  2 contributions · Energy and utilities
  $10,000
• GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  3 contributions · Issue and advocacy groups
  $10,000
• T-MOBILE US, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC)

  5 contributions · Technology and telecommunications
  $10,000
• BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC

  4 contributions · Finance, insurance and banking
  $10,000
• SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC

  2 contributions · Technology and telecommunications
  $10,000
• CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

  2 contributions · Technology and telecommunications
  $10,000
• REPUBLICAN GOVERNANCE GROUP/TUESDAY GROUP PAC

  10 contributions · Not classified
  $10,000

The 10 largest of $863,371 from PACs and other political committees (59% of all money raised). Every PAC contribution at the FEC ↗

Outside spending for and against

Independent expenditures: spending on ads and outreach about this member, without coordinating with the campaign. This money isn't given to the campaign. FEC record ↗

Top contributing industries (approximate)

• Issue and advocacy groups

  PACs $139,500
  $139,500
• Technology and telecommunications

  PACs $110,500 · donors' employers $19,000
  $129,500
• Finance, insurance and banking

  PACs $99,000 · donors' employers $1,000
  $100,000
• Health care

  PACs $83,000 · donors' employers $3,500
  $86,500
• Energy and utilities

  PACs $86,371
  $86,371
• Lawyers and lobbyists

  PACs $14,500 · donors' employers $36,750
  $51,250
• Other members' leadership PACs and campaigns

  PACs $41,500
  $41,500
• Pharmaceuticals and medical products

  PACs $27,000 · donors' employers $7,000
  $34,000

Approximate. Industries are assigned by keywords in PAC and employer names (how); 69% of these dollars matched an industry, and the rest are left unclassified rather than guessed. Employer amounts count only donors who gave more than $200, from the campaign's principal committee.

Totals

Cash on hand: $1,644,222 as of Jun 30, 2026.

Where the money came from

• Small individual donors ($200 or less)
  $1,363 0%
• Larger individual donors (more than $200)
  $497,397 34%
• PACs and other political committees
  $863,371 59%
• Political party committees
  $0 0%
• The candidate (own money and loans)
  $0 0%
• Other (transfers, refunds, interest)
  $93,737 6%

For comparison, the average of the 426 House members with 2025–2026 filings loaded: raised $2,380,998; PACs 36% of money raised; small donors 10%; cash on hand $1,617,763.

Donors' employers

• ANTHROPIC

  10 donors · Not classified
  $28,000
• LIGHTHOUSE

  6 donors · Not classified
  $21,000
• ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ

  6 donors · Not classified
  $14,000
• ESRI

  4 donors · Not classified
  $14,000
• MEHLMAN CONSULTING

  11 donors · Not classified
  $11,910
• INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES

  7 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
  $11,500
• ANTHROPIC PBC

  5 donors · Not classified
  $7,787
• ANDREESEN HOROWITZ

  3 donors · Not classified
  $7,000
• ANROK

  4 donors · Not classified
  $7,000
• C6 STRATEGIES LLC

  3 donors · Lawyers and lobbyists
  $7,000

Employers named by donors who gave more than $200, summed; an employer is listed only when 3 or more people named it. Individual donors are never listed.