THE TAKETrailAI · auto-generated
Representative Obernolte's fundraising relies moderately on PACs and committees, which account for 57 percent of his $3.9 million in direct contributions, with the remaining 43 percent coming from individual donors. Industry-tied contributions show concentration in Lawyers & Lobbyists and Technology sectors, each representing 14 percent of his industry money, followed by Health Services, Telecommunications, and Insurance; individual donors employed in these fields cluster similarly around legal, technology, and gaming sectors. With 336 votes recorded and no stock trade disclosures on file, his legislative activity and personal financial transactions are available for public review.
Raised · all cycles$3.9M▲ 46% in ’24 vs ’22#125 in party · by cycle ↴
Top sector share14%Lawyers & Lobbyists
Donor-sector votes24on bills touching top donor sectors
FOLLOW THE MONEY
Left: who funds Obernolte (ribbon width = dollars) · right: their votes on bills classified as favoring vs limiting those sectors
“Favors / limits” is an AI classification of each bill's likely effect on the sector — a factual reading of the bill, not a claim about motive. Correlation, not causation. The named bills are in DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES? below.
DOES THE MONEY MATCH THE VOTES?
How Obernolte voted on bills touching their biggest donor sectors · 6 of 24 shown, ranked by sector money
Each dollar figure is Obernolte's total from that donor sector — shown on each related vote, not a per-vote amount. Correlation between funding and votes, not causation; many factors shape any single vote.
TOP SOURCES
1$45K
INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES
employees
2$38K
ESRI
employees
3GOOGLE
$32K
employees
4$31K
MEHLMAN CONSULTING
employees
5$29K
MGR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
employees
ALIGNMENT SIGNALS
Sector-Aligned Voting97%
Jay Obernolte (R) voted YEA on 14 of 14 bills classified as favoring their donor sectors — #15 rate in the House
Rep. Jay Obernolte voted YEA on 14 of 14 bills (100%) that an AI classifier identified as favoring his top donor sectors—Technology, Telecommunications, and Electric Utilities—ranking #15 among House members for this voting pattern. On bills classified as limiting those same sectors, he voted YEA 2 of 2 times, including voting YEA on SJRES28-119, which disapproved a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule on financial technology.
Lobbying–Donor Overlap78%
Jay Obernolte (R) voted YEA sjres28-119; Technology is their largest tracked donor sector (13%) with 9655 active lobbying filings
This joint resolution would nullify a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that subjects major payment app companies to federal supervision. Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) voted YEA on sjres28-119. Technology companies provided 12.7% of his identifiable campaign contributions ($0.46M, ranking fourth in his party), and technology industry entities filed 9,655 lobbying reports on related issues since 2022.
Committee–Donor Overlap71%
Jay Obernolte (R) sits on the Science, Space, and Technology committee overseeing Technology — their largest tracked donor sector (13%)
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) serves on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, which has jurisdiction over the Technology sector. Technology comprises 12.7% of his identifiable donor base ($0.49M), ranking 4th among Republican members of Congress.
LEGISLATION
1 sponsored
COMMITTEES
Science, Space, and Technology
Energy and Commerce
Budget
SIMILAR DONOR NETWORKS
Members funded by the same industries — overlapping donor networks may reflect shared policy interests.
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Lawyers & LobbyistsTechnologyHealth Services
Kathy Castor
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Lawyers & LobbyistsHealth ServicesTelecommunications
Ben Ray Luján
D-NM · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsTechnologyHealth Services
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY · House
Lawyers & LobbyistsTechnologyHealth Services
Gary C. Peters
D-MI · Senate
Lawyers & LobbyistsTechnologyHealth Services