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U.S. Representative · California 23rd District
Jay Obernolte
RepublicanDistrict R+8119th CongressOn the ballot 2026
Typical swing score75#43 of 433 representatives across tracked bills
Contact Jay Obernolte’s office
Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators datasetWashington, D.C. office2433 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0523
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
Signals to watch
What in this member’s district, record and ideology could move them, and in which direction. Their score is the same on every bill they haven’t committed to, so these are the things to watch.Could pull them toward Democrats · 3 signals
- StrongBacks 9 Democratic-led tracked billsSponsor or active cosponsor of 9 of the 865 tracked bills that were introduced by Democrats: H.R. 1266, H.R. 1578, H.R. 1993, H.R. 2004, H.R. 2175 and 4 more.
- Medium23rd most moderate of 219 House RepublicansDW-NOMINATE +0.318 vs. the House Republican median of +0.530: 0.212 toward the Democrats (rank 23 of 219 by distance toward the Democrats).
- WeakHeritage Action 78 vs. House Republican avg 86Heritage Action (119th Congress, higher = more conservative) scored this member 78; the House Republican average is 86.5 (n=217). That is 8 points toward the Democrats.
Keeps them with Republicans · 0 signals
None of our measures place this member firmly with their party.
Term and election
From the congress-legislators datasetOn the ballot 2026
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 – January 3, 2027
- Next election
- November 3, 2026
- Years in office
- 5.8 years
Committees
Seats on a bill’s committee of referral add a in swing-v3- House Committee on Energy and CommerceMajority · 19th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
- House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologyMajority · 5th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Research and TechnologyChair
- House Committee on the Budget
Voting ideology
first dimension, from VoteviewR median
D median
Obernolte← More liberal (−1)More conservative (+1) →
Their score of +0.318 is 0.21 to the left of the House Republican median (+0.530).
Advocacy scorecards
Their rating vs. the House Republican average- 119th Congress78House Republican average: 86 (n=217)
Swing score by bill
swing-v3, directional · a bill marks a member as committed to itShowing 1–50 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first
| Bill | Their role | Swing score · | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.R. 7386First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026Summary on Congress.gov | No position yetNow in the Senate | 84
| Swing |
| H.R. 788DOE and SBA Research Act |