# Jay Obernolte

Republican Representative · CA-23 [Official site ↗](https://obernolte.house.gov) [JSON](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/politicians/O000019.json) [Report an error](mailto:hello@jonasneves.com?subject=WhoVotedWhy%20correction%3A%20member%20O000019&body=Row%20or%20page%3A%20member%20O000019%0AWhat%20is%20wrong%3A%0APrimary%20source%20that%20shows%20it%3A%0A)

2 press releases on AI $74K from AI-industry employees and PACs AI super PACs: $400K for, $0 against

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. [What changed](https://whovotedwhy.com/data/changes.json)

## Said and voted

### What they said

toward oversight Oct 1, 2026

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 …”

[Source ↗](https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases/obernolte-trahan-statement-white-house-ai-accord)

mixed Jul 23, 2026

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…”

[Source ↗](https://obernolte.house.gov/media/press-releases/obernolte-trahan-introduce-bipartisan-frontier-act-strengthen-oversight)

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

### How they voted

YEA Sep 16, 2026

[Ratepayer Protection Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/2b7d2d9f22b81270)

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

NAY Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/4e1afa79062efed0)

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

YEA Jul 22, 2026

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0738d91905dc4b0e)

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

YEA Jun 29, 2026

[KIDS Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/66fd8f27dd804f2b)

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEA Jan 20, 2026

[AI for Main Street Act](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/e27463e864c986ac)

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

NAY Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/0100b757ace90999)

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

YEA Dec 10, 2025

[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/a25c2a752d51bf81)

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

NAY Sep 10, 2025

[Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://whovotedwhy.com/votes/568b5e8fcd2727ab)

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.

Supporting · American Mission (Leading the Future) $400K

[Every filing in this race →](https://whovotedwhy.com/candidates/H0CA08135) [Which PACs, and who funds them →](https://whovotedwhy.com/follow-the-money)

## 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 | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202507159762854221) |
| May 31, 2026 | Scott Johnston | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875354501) |
| May 31, 2026 | Scott Johnston | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202607159875354500) |
| May 1, 2026 | Andrew Jones | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605219870211244) |
| May 1, 2026 | Andrew Jones | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605219870211243) |
| May 1, 2026 | Carson Denison | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605219870211241) |
| May 1, 2026 | Carson Denison | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605219870211240) |
| May 1, 2026 | Trenton Bricken | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605219870211239) |
| May 1, 2026 | Trenton Bricken | ANTHROPIC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202605219870211238) |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Chris Dixon | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857434055) |
| Feb 24, 2026 | Marc Andreessen | ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857434045) |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Akash Jain | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857434099) |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Mehdi Alhassani | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202604159857434098) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC PBC | $4K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202602119834308806) |
| Nov 3, 2025 | Tao Lin | ANTHROPIC PBC | $3K | [↗](https://docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/fecimg/?202602119834308808) |

Source: [OpenFEC Schedule A](https://api.open.fec.gov), itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.