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Jay Obernolte

Running for U.S. House District 232026 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.

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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

Individual donations ≥$200$497K · 34%
Small dollar donations <$200$1K · 0%
PAC contributions$863K · 59%
Transfers from other committees$61K · 4%
Loans and other receipts$33K · 2%

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.

Robert B Hicks, III
Former: Legislative Director · 2021–2025
LobbyistatACCENTURE, LLPLobbying firm

Sources: LDA filings via lda.gov · PolTraPro entity resolution. Confidence: confirmed only.