Jay Obernolte
Republican | California
Candidate Profile*
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
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WORK & MILITARY
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AFFILIATIONS
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POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
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SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025-2026
100%
2023-2024
100%
2021
100%
2024
100%
2025-2026
100%
2025
100%
2025-26
100%
2020
100%
2025-26
100%
2025
A+
2021
83%
2024
77%
2022
75% (cum.)†
2025
68%, 74%†
2025-2026
66%, 71%†
2024
70%, 70%†
2025
B-
2023
55%
2025-2026
|100%
2023-2024
|100%
2021
|100%
2024
|100%
2025-2026
|100%
2025
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025-26
|100%
2025
|A+
2021
|83%
2024
|77%
2022
|75% (cum.)†
2025
|68%, 74%†
2025-2026
|66%, 71%†
2024
|70%, 70%†
2025
|B-
2023
|55%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2019-2020
B-
2020
64%
2021-2022
63%
2022
C
2020
43%
2024
43%
2024
33%, 37%†
2021
27%
2019
25%
2025
0%, 14% (cum.)†
2024
12%
2024
10%, 10% (cum.)†
2023
10%
2020
18%, 10% (cum.)†
2024
10%, 8%†
2022
6%
2025
3%, 6%†
2025
0%
2024
0%
2025-2026
0%
2026
F
2024
0%
2024
F
2025-26
0%
2022
F
2024
0%
2019-2020
|B-
2020
|64%
2021-2022
|63%
2020
|43%
2024
|43%
2024
|33%, 37%†
2025
|0%, 14% (cum.)†
2024
|12%
2024
|10%, 10% (cum.)†
2023
|10%
2020
|18%, 10% (cum.)†
2022
|6%
2025
|3%, 6%†
2025-2026
|0%
2026
|F
2024
|F
2025-26
|0%
2022
|F
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (15)
*National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Campaign for Working Families
Huck PAC
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association PAC
National Right To Life
OTHER (2)
California Women's Leadership Association CWLA PAC
Log Cabin Republicans PAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (11)
National Republican Congressional Committee Joint Campaigns (2026)
State Republican Party Organizations (2026)
WinRed (2026)
Jay Obernolte (2025)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (58)
BrettPac (2026)
Building Renewal in America Now (2026)
Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (2026)
House Conservatives Fund (2026)
In The Arena PAC (2026)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (21)
Airline Pilots Association (2026)
America's Physician Groups (2026)
American Maritime Officers (2026)
Taft Stettinius & Hollister (2026)
United Assoc of Journeymen & Apprentices - Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry (2026)
OTHER INFORMATION
One of 81 Republicans who joined with Democrats to preserve $315M funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a non-profit agency with a history of bias against conservatives.
This candidate voted for H.R. 485, the Protecting Care for All Patients Act, which would prohibit federal health programs from using discriminatory measures known as Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs.) A vote for the bill is a pro-life position that indicates opposition to reducing or eliminating care for people with various disabilities and chronic conditions.
Candidate's D+ grade from The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
One of 18 Republican House members who voted against the amendment H.Amdt.382 to H.R4365 that
would have “prohibited funds from being used to conduct the observance
of Pride Month authorized by the Under Secretary of Defense for
Personnel and Readiness for the Cultural Observances and Awareness
Events List.” Source Here is the link to the roll call vote:Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Vote Details
One of 149 House Republicans who voted for H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which suspended the nation's debt limit through January 1, 2025. A vote for H.R. 3746 allows the government to spend without limitation for 19 months at an expected cost of $4 trillion.
On final vote in Dec. 2022, this candidate voted in favor of HR 8404 repealing the Defense of Marriage Act.
