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Jay Obernolte

Republican

Jay Obernolte (Republican, ballot designation "Congressman/Business Owner") is one of 2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, California District 231. A full profile is coming.

Who funds this campaign

Official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

$1,455,868raised
$809,486spent
$1,644,222cash on hand

Cash on hand includes money left over from the campaign's earlier races, so it can be more than raised minus spent.

Where the money came from

  • People who gaveincluding $1,363 in gifts under $200$498,760
  • PACs and other political committees$863,371
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and other campaign committees$60,717

Largest contributions from PACs and parties

As named in the filings, net of any refunds. Joint fundraising transfers are counted in the totals above.

  1. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)PAC$10,000
  2. VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  3. GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  4. CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)PAC$10,000
  5. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$10,000
  6. SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PACPAC$10,000
  7. COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COGNIZANT PAC)PAC$10,000
  8. CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATIONPAC$10,000
  9. BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PACPAC$10,000
  10. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$9,500

Gifts from individual people are listed by name in the full filings. See every report on FEC.gov. Numbers updated October 10, 2026; we add no labels or judgments to any donor.

Last reviewed 2026-10-10. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (1)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. November 3, 2026, General Election: Official Certified List of Candidates (certified 8/27/2026)California Secretary of State