Jay Obernolte
Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed
Said and voted
What they said
Obernolte and Trahan praise the White House AI Accord and push their FRONTIER Act to set binding national risk-management and transparency standards for frontier AI developers.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), authors of the bipartisan FRONTIER Act, issued the following statement on the White House Accord …”
Obernolte's FRONTIER Act creates a risk-based national framework with audits and incident reporting for the largest AI developers while preempting a state patchwork and protecting innovation.
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Congresswomen Lori Trahan (D-MA), alongside Representatives Scott Franklin (R-FL), Scott Peters (D-CA), Erin Houchin (R-IN), and Suhas Su…”
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How they voted
motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216
passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212
procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216
passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112
motion to recommit · H.R. 3838 · Failed 208-219
AI super PAC spending in this race
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, 2026 cycle. This money never touches the campaign; it is spent for or against the candidate directly.
Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs
Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.
$60K
From employees and investors, personally
$14K
From company PACs
By employer
Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.
Largest gifts
| Date | Contributor | Employer, as filed | Amount | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | GOOGLE LLC NETPAC | PAC | $5K | ↗ |
| May 31, 2026 | Scott Johnston | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 31, 2026 | Scott Johnston | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Andrew Jones | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Andrew Jones | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Carson Denison | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Carson Denison | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Trenton Bricken | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| May 1, 2026 | Trenton Bricken | ANTHROPIC | $4K | ↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Chris Dixon | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $4K | ↗ |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Marc Andreessen | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $4K | ↗ |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Akash Jain | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | ↗ |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Mehdi Alhassani | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | ↗ |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | ↗ |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC PBC | $3K | ↗ |
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.