Politician
Jay Obernolte
Republican · California · ran 4 times since 2020, won 3 · incumbent
FEC candidate H0CA08135
Jay Obernolte (Republican) raised $1.9M for the 2026 California 23rd District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $140K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
Raised, all runs
$6.5M
2026, 2024, 2022, 2020
From PAC checks
40%
$2.6M from corporations, trade groups, unions and politicians
Outside money for
$140K
Super PACs and party groups helping
Outside money against
$22K
Spent attacking them
40% of Jay Obernolte's campaign money came from PAC checks, not from people. That is one of the heaviest reliances on organised money in Congress.
Every run
Each general election, with the money behind it and the result.
| Cycle | Race | Raised | PAC share | Outside for / against | Google ads | All money | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | California 23rd District | $1.9M | 60% | $140K / $0 | $9K | $2.0M | … Counting |
| 2024 | California 23rd District | $1.5M | 64% | $0 / $22K | – | $1.6M | ✓ Won |
| 2022 | California 23rd District | $1.1M | 34% | $0 / $0 | – | $1.1M | ✓ Won |
| 2020 | California 8th District | $2.0M | 8% | $0 / $0 | $14K | $2.0M | ✓ Won |
Who wrote the checks
The PACs that gave the most across every run, and what kind of money it is.
Corporate $1.3MTrade group $499KMembership $261KOther $192KLeadership PAC $164KUnion $72KSuper PAC $29KParty $8K
- Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PACOther$29K
- General Atomics Political Action CommitteeCorporateLobbyist PAC$28K
- Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac)CorporateLobbyist PAC$20K
- Majority Committee PAC--Mc PACLeadership PAC$20K
- The Eye of the Tiger Political Action CommitteeLeadership PAC$20K
- Calportland Company Political Action Committee (Calportland PAC)Corporate$18K
- Union Pacific Corp. Fund for Effective GovernmentCorporateLobbyist PAC$13K
- Sempra Energy Employees Political Action Committee- FederalCorporateLobbyist PAC$11K
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Bank of America Corporation Federal PACCorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- T-Mobile US, Inc. Political Action Committee (T-PAC)CorporateLobbyist PAC$10K
- Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Political Action Committee (Abc PAC)Trade groupLobbyist PAC$10K
Outside money, for and against
Super PACs and party groups that spent the most on these races.
- American Missionfor $140K
- Equality California Votesagainst $22K
The payback
How they voted on their funders' bills
On the 31 key votes where Jay Obernolte had taken $10K+ from the industry with a stake, they voted the industry's way 24 times (77%). Money is PAC checks plus credited super PAC support across every run since 2020; “with industry” is the vote the industry lobbied for.
| Vote | Industry | Their money from it | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NDAA FY2027House · 2026 · 216–212 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Stop Insider Trading ActHouse · 2026 · 232–198 | Members who trade stocks wanted nay | – | Yea · against |
| Faster Labor Contracts ActHouse · 2026 · 230–193 | Labor unions wanted yea | $116K | Nay · against |
| Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActHouse · 2026 · 216–201 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Year-round E15House · 2026 · 218–203 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yeaOil, gas and coal wanted nay | $115K$132K | Yea · with industryYea · against |
| Farm, Food, and National Security ActHouse · 2026 · 224–200 | Agriculture, food and retail wanted yea | $115K | Yea · with industry |
| Affordable HOMES ActHouse · 2026 · 263–147 | Real estate and construction wanted yea | $103K | Yea · with industry |
| Protect America's Workforce ActHouse · 2025 · 231–195 | Labor unions wanted yea | $116K | Nay · against |
| ANWR coastal plain leasingHouse · 2025 · 217–209 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| NDAA FY2026House · 2025 · 231–196 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| GENIUS Act (stablecoins)House · 2025 · 308–122 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| CLARITY Act (crypto market structure)House · 2025 · 294–134 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| One Big Beautiful Bill ActHouse · 2025 · 218–214 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yeaWall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $132K$65K | Yea · with industryYea · with industry |
| OCC bank merger rule repealHouse · 2025 · 220–207 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $65K | Yea · with industry |
| California clean cars waiver repealHouse · 2025 · 246–164 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| CFPB overdraft rule repealHouse · 2025 · 217–211 | Wall Street and hedge funds wanted yea | $65K | Yea · with industry |
| IRS DeFi broker rule repealHouse · 2025 · 292–132 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Methane waste emissions charge repealHouse · 2025 · 220–206 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| FIT21 (crypto market structure)House · 2024 · 279–136 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Israel Security Assistance Support ActHouse · 2024 · 224–187 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| SAB 121 repealHouse · 2024 · 228–182 | Crypto wanted yea | – | Yea · with industry |
| Antisemitism Awareness ActHouse · 2024 · 320–91 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel security supplemental (Apr 2024)House · 2024 · 366–58 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Ukraine security supplementalHouse · 2024 · 311–112 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $22K | Nay · against |
| Protecting Health Care for All Patients ActHouse · 2024 · 211–208 | Pharma and health care wanted yea | $321K | Yea · with industry |
| Joint-employer rule repealHouse · 2024 · 206–177 | Labor unions wanted nay | $116K | Yea · against |
| NDAA FY2024House · 2023 · 310–118 | Defense contractors wanted yea | $22K | Yea · with industry |
| Israel aid (Nov 2023)House · 2023 · 226–196 | Pro-Israel groups wanted yea | $28K | Yea · with industry |
| Pistol brace rule repealHouse · 2023 · 219–210 | Gun lobby wanted yea | $8K | Yea · with industry |
| Lower Energy Costs ActHouse · 2023 · 225–204 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| Strategic Production Response ActHouse · 2023 · 221–205 | Oil, gas and coal wanted yea | $132K | Yea · with industry |
| Merger Filing Fee Modernization ActHouse · 2022 · 242–184 | Tech and AI wanted nay | $191K | Yea · against |
| Inflation Reduction ActHouse · 2022 · 220–207 | Oil, gas and coal wanted nayPharma and health care wanted nayWall Street and hedge funds wanted nay | $132K$321K$65K | Nay · with industryNay · with industryNay · with industry |
| Assault Weapons Ban of 2022House · 2022 · 217–213 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Safer Communities Act (post-Uvalde)House · 2022 · 234–193 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| Affordable Insulin Now ActHouse · 2022 · 232–193 | Pharma and health care wanted nay | $321K | Nay · with industry |
| Bipartisan Background Checks ActHouse · 2021 · 227–203 | Gun lobby wanted nay | $8K | Nay · with industry |
| PRO Act (union organising)House · 2021 · 225–206 | Labor unions wanted yea | $116K | Nay · against |
Figures are the candidate's principal committees as filed with the FEC, cycle by cycle. See About the data.
Questions people ask
- Who funded Jay Obernolte's 2026 campaign?
- Jay Obernolte (Republican) raised $1.9M for the 2026 California 23rd District race, $1.1M of it from PACs, and outside groups spent $140K for and $0 against them (FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026). The race has not been called yet.
- Which PACs gave the most to Jay Obernolte?
- General Atomics Political Action Committee ($13K), Constellation Energy Corporation Employee Political Action Committee (Cepac) ($10K), Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC ($10K), Bank of America Corporation Federal PAC ($10K), Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC ($10K) in 2026.
- Which super PACs spent on Jay Obernolte's race?
- American Mission ($140K for) in 2026.
- How much has Jay Obernolte raised across elections?
- $1.9M in 2026 (California 23rd District), $1.5M in 2024 (California 23rd District), $1.1M in 2022 (California 23rd District), $2.0M in 2020 (California 8th District).