Jay Obernolte

RepublicanDistrict R+8119th CongressOn the ballot 2026

Typical swing score65#51 of 431 representatives across tracked bills

Contact Jay Obernolte’s office

Official D.C. office details from the congress-legislators dataset

Call office 202-225-5861 Contact via website

Washington, D.C. office

2433 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0523

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

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

Strong
Backs 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.
Medium
23rd 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).
Weak
Heritage 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 dataset

On 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 Commerce
Majority · 19th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Health
- Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Majority · 5th in seniority
- Subcommittee on Research and TechnologyChair
House Committee on the Budget

Voting ideology

first dimension, from Voteview

R 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 Congress78
House Republican average: 86 (n=217)

Swing score by bill

swing-v2 · a bill marks a member as committed to it

Showing 51–100 of 858 tracked bills, best swing first

Swing score for Jay Obernolte on each tracked bill
Bill	Their role	Swing score ·
H.R. 1366Mining Regulatory Clarity ActSummary on Congress.gov	No position yetNow in the Senate	66	Middle
H.R. 1373Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025Summary on Congress.gov