Jay Obernolte
Jay Obernolte is a Republican incumbent in California's 23rd district. $1.5M raised, $809K spent, $1.6M cash through Jun 30, 2026. On the November ballot
Campaign finance$1.5M raised
- 59% of receipts came from PACs and other committees ($863K) What this flag means
- $1.6M of the $1.5M raised is still unspent What this flag means
- Owes $1.1M, 77% of receipts What this flag means
Flags are rules applied to FEC totals, not judgements. Reported
| Measure | Amount |
|---|---|
| Raised (total receipts) | $1,455,868 |
| Spent (disbursements) | $809,486 |
| Cash on hand | $1,644,222 |
| Debts owed by campaign | $1,125,000 |
| Filing covers through | Jun 30, 2026 |
Reported Self-reported to the FEC.
Record in Congressage 56 · 3 terms · votes right of 55% of the House
Voting record
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| DW-NOMINATE score (first dimension) | +0.32 |
| Votes more conservative than | 55% of House members |
| Democratic median / Republican median | -0.40 / +0.53 |
| Roll-call votes counted | 559 |
Estimate DW-NOMINATE (Voteview, UCLA) scales members from their roll-call votes in the 119th Congress: negative is more liberal, positive more conservative. It describes voting patterns, not views on any one issue. See the member on Voteview.
Official House website · Official biography (Congress)
Reported Facts from the public congress-legislators dataset, current to 2026-10-15.
Financial disclosureassets $52.1M to $185.1M
Annual report for 2025, filed 2026-08-09.
Assets minus liabilities: between $47.1M and $184.1M Estimate
Assets
| Asset | Type code | Owner | Value range |
|---|---|---|---|
| FarSight Studios, Inc., 100% Interest | OL | self | $25.0M to $50.0M |
| L : Big Bear Lake / San Bernardino, CA, US D : Software developer FarSight Technologies, Inc., 100% Interest | OL | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| C : Custodian changed from Vanguard SIMPLE 07/19/2024 Vanguard brokerage account ⇒ Vanguard 500 Index Fd Admiral Shs (VFIAX) | MF | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| Vanguard brokerage account ⇒ Vanguard Tax Managed Small Cap Fund Admiral Cl (VTMSX) | MF | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| Vanguard brokerage account ⇒ Vanguard Tax-Managed Capital Appreciation Fund Admiral Shares (VTCLX) | MF | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| Vanguard brokerage account ⇒ Vanguard Tax-Managed Fund Balanced Fund (VTMFX) | MF | self | $5.0M to $25.0M |
| al property | RP | JT | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| Vanguard IRA ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fd Admiral Shs (VTSAX) | MF | self | $1.0M to $5.0M |
| Ascensus SIMPLE ⇒ Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fd Admiral Shs (VTSAX) | MF | SP | $50K to $100K |
| L : Washington, DC, US Rondell G. Yates and Cynthia L. Yates Trust Deed | DO | self | $1,001 to $15K |
| L : Big Bear Lake / San Bernardino, CA, US D : Software publisher Powell Trust Deed | DO | self | none |
| Vanguard brokerage account ⇒ Vanguard Federal Money Market | BA | self | none |
Liabilities
| Liability as filed | Amount range |
|---|---|
| Vanguard Brokerage Services May 2023 Margin debt | $1.0M to $5.0M |
Earned income
| Earned income source | Amount |
|---|---|
| FarSight Technologies, Inc. Spouse salary | $21K |
| FarSight Studios, Inc. Spouse salary | $11K |
Outside positions: President FarSight Studios, Inc.; Director Embraer Jet Operators Assoc Inc; President FarSight Technologies, Inc.
Reported Parsed automatically from the official report; check the PDF for anything that matters. Values are bands, so totals are ranges. A personal residence and personal vehicles are normally not reported, and a spouse’s information is limited. Type codes: legend. Open the official report (PDF)
Public attention6,999 views in 30 days
Reported Page views of Jay Obernolte on English Wikipedia, 2026-09-14 to 2026-10-13 (Wikimedia). Views show curiosity, not support: long-serving incumbents have older, better-known articles, and many challengers have none.
Where the money comes fromindividuals, PACs, party, self
| Source of money | Amount | Share of receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Individual donors | $498,760 | 34.3% |
| PACs and other committees | $863,371 | 59.3% |
| Other (refunds, transfers, loans) | $93,737 | 6.4% |
This raceCA-23, rank #1 of 2
Jay Obernolte ranks #1 of 2 in reported fundraising in this race.
CA-23 · California · Republican candidates · House forecasts
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official website · X (Twitter) · links matched through Wikidata and checked against the member or candidate record
Sources and methodFEC
All figures come from the Federal Election Commission and cover each filing period through Jun 30, 2026. FEC ID H0CA08135, committee C00720078. View the official record.
Ballot status: listed as a nominee in Wikipedia's article for this state (CC BY-SA), matched to this FEC record by name.