# Jay Obernolte

Jay Obernolte is a Republican member of the U.S. House for California’s 23rd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, California’s 23rd district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: O000019
- FEC candidate IDs: H0CA08135

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/O000019 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

0% of Obernolte’s statements contain a personal attack, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 2.1%).

## What Obernolte says (119th Congress (2025–27))

769 classified statements: 643 posts on X, 84 newsletters, 24 Congressional Record speeches, 18 press releases. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Obernolte | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.1% | 216 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 19.6% | 15.1% | 48 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 84.7% | 67.7% | 8 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.8% | 8.9% | 36 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 51.2% | 37.4% | 18 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 3.0% | 184 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 27% (House Republicans 7.2%); Health 24% (House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 23% (House Republicans 24%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (House Republicans 19%); Economics and Public Finance 16% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.01), from 804 donors and 3,150 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.7% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 95.6% (97.1%). 23 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted not voting · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 254. 12.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 106 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.J.Res. 214: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating… (in committee, 2026-08-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/214
- H.R. 9925: FRONTIER Act (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9925
- H.R. 9363: AI Security and Innovation Act (in committee, 2026-06-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9363
- H.R. 9293: ReCement Act (in committee, 2026-06-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9293
- H.R. 8345: Economy of the Future Commission Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8345
- H.R. 8307: Responder and Recovery Safety in EV Fires Act (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8307
- H.R. 8271: ICU Bed Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8271
- H.R. 7963: No Lifeline for the Dead Act (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7963
- H.R. 7801: Cloud LAB Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7801
- H.R. 7334: National Commission on Robotics Act (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7334

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.9M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 0.3% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 44% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2114790763837972832
- 2026-10-26 · Newsletter · The latest news for you · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2114502919110509029
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2113807112467857796
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2114137786974396717
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2113306438080630968
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2112706858070733201
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2112963344864825347
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2111992691584016438
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JayObernolte/status/2112200815989453124

## Links

- Official site: https://obernolte.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/JayObernolte
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/O000019

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/O000019