Race context
Jay Obernolte is indexed in the OppIntell public candidate file as a Republican profile for California, U.S. House, 23. Cycle year on file: 2026.
Race name on file: 2026 U.S. House - California 23.
Race status on file: discovered.
Election system on file: other.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
Other indexed profiles returned for this same field are listed below. The list is limited to the race query for this page.
Alexis L Claiborne (Democratic), Charles Patrick Wallis (Democratic), David Allen Jones (Democratic), Edwin Alonzo (Democratic), Eli C. Owens (Independent), Karen Matthews (Independent), Paul Chakalian (Democratic), Tessa Lynn Hodge (Democratic).
Source posture
Published claim kinds on file: 26 background claims; 1 positions claim; 39 statements claims; 35 media claims; 3 finance claims; 2617 votes claims; 3 controversies claims; 791 other sourced notes claims; 2 ideology claims.
Latest attached source timestamp on file: 2026-10-06.
Filings and votes on file
The profile record reports 2617 vote claims. Claim text for that kind was not in the rows returned for this page.
Finance claims on file: 3. 0 are quoted above. FEC candidate id on file: H0CA08135.
Indexed field reading
Jay Obernolte is carried in the OppIntell public index as a Republican profile for California, U.S. House, 23. The party label, office, and state on this page are the values stored on the profile. Empty fields are left off rather than filled with a guess.
The cycle year 2026 is stored for Jay Obernolte, and the candidate status stored on the profile is Active candidate. This page uses that status label and does not invent a ballot position from it.
The race title stored for Jay Obernolte is 2026 U.S. House - California 23. The race status stored beside that title is discovered. Both are indexed fields from the profile record.
The election system value stored for this profile is other. It is shown because that value is present on the record.
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent for Jay Obernolte. The page uses the stored incumbent or challenger value and does not infer it from the office title.
The FEC candidate id stored for Jay Obernolte is H0CA08135.
The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-07 and last indexed on 2026-10-06.
The route record for Jay Obernolte reports 3692 public claims, 3692 valid citations, and 3692 primary-source references, and the latest attached source timestamp on that record is 2026-10-06. Those figures are counts from the route. Claim wording is added on this page only when a published row was returned for the profile.
Published claim kinds with a count above zero for Jay Obernolte: background (26), positions (1), statements (39), media (35), finance (3), votes (2617), controversies (3), other sourced notes (791), ideology (2). A kind whose stored count is zero is left off this list.
The same-field query for Jay Obernolte returned 8 other indexed profiles: Alexis L Claiborne (Democratic), Charles Patrick Wallis (Democratic), David Allen Jones (Democratic), Edwin Alonzo (Democratic), Eli C. Owens (Independent), Karen Matthews (Independent), Paul Chakalian (Democratic), Tessa Lynn Hodge (Democratic). That set is the bounded query result for this page, not a certified full ballot.
Cross-reference identifiers stored for Jay Obernolte: FEC H0CA08135; Other voteview:119:22145; GovTrack O000019; Wikidata Q16849797; Vote Smart 151831; Wikipedia Jay Obernolte; Grokipedia Jay Obernolte; Ballotpedia Jay Obernolte.
Social handles stored for Jay Obernolte: X JayObernolte (last polled 2026-06-30).
Profile questions
What office is Jay Obernolte indexed for?
Jay Obernolte is indexed for California, U.S. House, 23. The race name on file is 2026 U.S. House - California 23. The election system on file is other. The cycle year on file is 2026. The office, district, and state above are the indexed profile fields.
What party is on file for Jay Obernolte?
The party label on file for Jay Obernolte is Republican.
What is Jay Obernolte's candidate status?
Jay Obernolte is marked Active candidate on this profile. Race status on file: discovered.
Which committee or filing id is listed for Jay Obernolte?
FEC candidate id on file: H0CA08135.
How many public claims are attached to Jay Obernolte?
The route record reports 3692 public claims, 3692 valid citations, and 3692 primary-source references. Published claim kinds on file: Background 26, Positions 1, Statements 39, Media 35, Finance 3, Votes 2617, Controversies 3, Other Sourced Notes 791, Ideology 2. Claim text on this page is quoted from the published-claims teaser and is omitted when that teaser returns no rows.
Is Jay Obernolte indexed as an incumbent or a challenger?
The indexed incumbent/challenger value is incumbent.
Who else is indexed in Jay Obernolte's race field?
Other indexed profiles returned for this field include Alexis L Claiborne (Democratic), Charles Patrick Wallis (Democratic), David Allen Jones (Democratic), Edwin Alonzo (Democratic), Eli C. Owens (Independent), Karen Matthews (Independent), Paul Chakalian (Democratic), Tessa Lynn Hodge (Democratic). That list is the bounded race query for this page, not a certified full ballot.