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RepublicanJay Obernolte
U.S. Representative · California
California's 23rd district
U.S. Representative from California
0 tracked promises
How they won their seat
Jay Obernolte won the 2024 U.S. House election in California (District 23) with 60.1% of the vote (159,286 votes).
- Jay Obernolte · Republican60.1%159,286
- Derek Marshall · Democrat39.9%105,563
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
Jay Obernolte's record includes sponsorship of bills related to technology and innovation, as evidenced by his sponsorship of bills such as the AI Security and Innovation Act (HR 9363) and the CREATE AI Act of 2025 (HR 2385). Additionally, his record includes sponsorship of legislation related to health care, such as the ICU Bed Act of 2026 (HR 8271) and the Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act (HR 1539). His committee memberships include technology, commerce, and budgetary matters. Focus areas (from the record): Technology · Health Care · Innovation · Budget · Cybersecurity Alignment with declared positions: Insufficient evidence. There are no declared positions or tracked promises on file to compare against his legislative activities. Therefore, it is unclear how his actions align with any stated goals. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal any declared positions or promises that could provide context for his legislative actions; There is no information on the effectiveness of the bills he has sponsored or their impact; The record does not indicate his specific priorities or strategic focus beyond the bills and committee memberships. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. Jay Obernolte has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2021–2023 term. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What Jay Obernolte has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Bills sponsored
- 16
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$1K0%
- Large individual (itemized)$450K40%
- PAC / committee$662K59%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, House Committee on Energy and CommerceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, House Committee on the BudgetOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Communications and TechnologyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce — Commerce, Manufacturing, and TradeOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chair, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology — Research and TechnologyOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, House Committee on Energy and Commerce — HealthOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Verified record
66 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $1,199,459, spent $668,111, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored HR 9363: AI Security and Innovation Act ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored HR 9293: ReCement Act ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored HR 8345: Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026 ↗Apr 16, 2026
- Sponsored HR 8307: Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act ↗Apr 15, 2026
- Sponsored HR 8271: ICU Bed Act of 2026 ↗Apr 14, 2026
- Sponsored HR 7963: No Lifeline for the Dead Act ↗Mar 17, 2026
- Sponsored HR 7801: Cloud LAB Act of 2026 ↗Mar 4, 2026
- Sponsored HR 7334: National Commission on Robotics Act ↗Feb 3, 2026
- Sponsored HR 5332: Liquid Cooling for AI Act of 2025 ↗Sep 11, 2025
- Sponsored HR 4464: Preventive Health Savings Act ↗Jul 16, 2025
- Sponsored HR 4302: Improving Atmospheric River Forecasts Act ↗Jul 7, 2025
- Sponsored HR 3925: Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act ↗Jun 11, 2025
Showing the 12 most recent of 66 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 609
- Yea
- 458
- Nay
- 147
- Present
- 1
- Not voting
- 3
Full voting record
609 votes- HR9237Nay
- HR5362Yea
- HR8595Yea
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR8595Nay
- HR1181Yea
- HR1181Nay
- HR139Yea
- HRES1423Yea
- HRES1423Yea
- HR8897Yea
- HR3106Yea
- HRES1399Yea
- HCONRES108Nay
- HRES1398Yea
- HRES1398Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
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Disclosure
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No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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