Jay Obernolte
Running for U.S. House District 23 — 2026 election
Raised · 2026 cycle
$1.5M
Source: FEC
As of July 2026, Jay Obernolte is a Republican candidate for U.S. House District 23 in California in the 2026 election. Federal Election Commission filings report $1,455,868 in total receipts for the 2026 cycle. All figures on this page are drawn from primary sources — FEC filings, congressional records, and STOCK Act disclosures — and link back to them.
Data last updated May 2026.
Jay Obernolte represents California's 23rd congressional district in the U.S. House, where he has served since 2021. A video-game developer who founded FarSight Studios, he holds graduate degrees in artificial intelligence and engineering, previously served in the California State Assembly, and co-chaired the House Bipartisan Task Force on Artificial Intelligence.
Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 0.
Introduced Jun 11, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced Apr 16, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced Apr 15, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced Apr 14, 2026 · Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced Mar 17, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced Mar 4, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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More than half of this campaign's money — 59% — comes from PACs and political committees.
$1.5M
Total raised
$809K
Total spent
$1.6M
Cash on hand
Where the money comes from
Reflects money received by the campaign committee itself. “Loans and other receipts” covers candidate or bank loans, offsets to operating expenditures, interest and other non-contribution receipts reported to the FEC. Independent expenditures by super PACs are not included.
Totals through 2026-06-30 · Source: FEC
Former staff and officials who held a role at this office and currently work in lobbying, law, advocacy, or the private sector. Sourced from sworn LDA filings.
Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.