Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Jay Obernolte
- Office
- U.S. representative for California’s 23rd district
- Party
- Republican
- Hometown
- Big Bear Lake, CA
- Born
- 1970
- In Congress
- House since 2021 · 5 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- OBERNOLTE, JAY
- Next election
- Primary March 3, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
California, District 23
Official websiteX (Twitter)FEC pageCongressional biography
Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H0CA08135 · Principal campaign committee: JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS 2020
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · California District 23 | $1,854,658.18 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · California District 23 | $1,532,906.86 | Won the general election |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · California District 23 | $1,060,460.56 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · California District 8 | $2,028,339.32 | Won the general election (56.1%) |
2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$421,167.3221%
- PACs and other committees$155,998.008%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$1,445,000.0071%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$6,174.000%
Self-funding: $1,445,000.00 (71% of money raised): $0.00 given and $1,445,000.00 lent by the candidate. $157,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
- Communications and Technology
- Health
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Research and Technology Chair
- House Committee on the Budget
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
49 committees reported giving $158,698.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CULAC THE PAC OF CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CALPORTLAND COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CALPORTLAND PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$9,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- ANESTHESIA SERVICE MEDICAL GROUP ADVOCACY FUNDConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HUCK PACPAC$5,000.00
- WINREDHybrid PAC$3,045.00
- AT&T INC./WARNERMEDIA LLC FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T/WARNERMEDIA FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF'S EMPLOYEES' BENEFIT ASSOCIATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE-FEDERALParty committee$2,653.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FLAGSTAR BANK FEDERAL PAC FEC ID#C00455733PAC$2,500.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
Show all 49 committees
- DEVIN NUNES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEECandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- NEW PACPAC$2,000.00
- JASON SMITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- COWBOY PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- THE DOCTORS COMPANY FEDERAL PAC (DOCPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION SOVEREIGNTY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ROCK HOLDINGS INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION PAC SEMAPAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION PAC (ESA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WATERFOWL PAC - FEDERALConnected PAC$1,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DENHAM FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$500.00
- COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY PAC (CMC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$500.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Jay Obernolte$365,006.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Jay Obernolte$59.76
- Company and union communications to members about Jay Obernolte$23,544.36
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- PEOPLE FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE OF THE SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANSSupporting$333,236.00
- FIX CONGRESS NOW!Supporting$31,770.00
- PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTESOpposing$59.00
The race
California U.S. House, District 8, 2020 · 10 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Obernolte (R) | $2,028,339.32 | $69,583.21 | 2020-12-31 |
| Christine Bubser (D) | $1,878,105.57 | $1,387.64 | 2020-12-31 |
| Paul Cook (R) | $347,752.66 | $3,118.66 | 2020-12-31 |
| Timothy M. Donnelly (R) | $212,020.37 | $0.00 | 2020-03-31 |
| Jeremy Staat (R) | $125,797.96 | $201.35 | 2020-12-31 |
| Jeff Esmus (NON) | $21,000.00 | $8,520.08 | 2020-03-31 |
| Robert Dean Conaway (D) | $7,470.57 | −$25.50 | 2020-02-12 |
| James Robert Ellars (D) | $2,056.20 | $165.95 | 2019-12-31 |
| Blanca Gomez (D) | $931.00 | $894.21 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D) | August 1–5, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Jay Obernolte 48% · Christine Bubser 38% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in California (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: JAY OBERNOLTE FOR CONGRESS 2020.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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