Promise Tracker › Jay Obernolte
U.S. Representative, California 23rd district · Republican
Jay Obernolte
21 statements indexed, set against 676 recorded votes.
676 recorded votes
- Voted for49973.8%
- Voted against15823.4%
- Did not vote152.2%
Turned up for 97.2% of the votes they could have cast, below the middle of the House, which is 97.5%.
Obernolte voted 97 times out of every 100 they could. That is less than the middle of the House, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Tom Cole more than anyone else. The two agreed 98 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with Henry Cuellar. They agreed 56 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under one heading more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 3, 2021
- Terms served
- 3 terms in the House
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- August 18, 1970
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Only one heading repeats in Obernolte's indexed remarks, a fentanyl trafficking bill. Everything else appears once, taking in a rotorcraft bill he opposed.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
What Was Said, and What Was Done
21 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Jay Obernolte’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-04-14AIRSPACE LOCATION AND ENHANCED RISK TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2026“Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of the ALERT Act. The collision last year at DCA was a terrible tragedy, and like most aviation tragedies, it was 100 percent preventable.”
- 2026-02-23ROTORCRAFT OPERATIONS TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT REFORM ACT“Mr. Speaker, I rise in reluctant opposition to the ROTOR Act. This bill is a well-intentioned response to the horrific airline accident last year at DCA. In the months since the accident, it has become clear that the accident would have been prevented had the helicopter that was involved in the collision been broadcasting its position and its speed through the ADS-B Out system.”
- 2026-02-09HONORING LIFE AND SERVICE OF GRANT WARD“Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to honor the life and service of my dear friend, Sergeant Grant Ward, a respected leader within the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.”
- 2026-01-08IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE HONORABLE DOUG LaMALFA“Mr. Speaker, I rise with an incredibly heavy heart to honor the life of my friend, Congressman Doug LaMalfa. Doug was one of the most effective Members of this Chamber.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
Measures that reached a final vote, grouped by subject. A yes here means pass the thing, which is why the count leaves out motions to recommit, to table and to proceed: on those a no can be support. Which subject a measure belongs to is this site's reading, and every measure in every subject is listed. A subject below links to its own measures.
- Voted for
- Voted against
Voting With Their Party
On the 471 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Jay Obernolte voted on 459 and was with the Republican majority on 439 of them.
459 party line votes cast
- With their party43995.6%
- Against their party204.4%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- 15-Jul-2026H R 8595Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 15-Jul-2026H R 8595Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 22-Jan-2026H R 7148Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 14-Jan-2026H R 7006Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 14-Jan-2026H R 7006Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 8-Jan-2026H R 131Voted Yea · Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding
- 8-Jan-2026H R 504Voted Yea · Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding
- 10-Sep-2025H R 3838Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 10-Sep-2025H R 3838Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 10-Sep-2025H R 3838Voted Aye · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 9-Sep-2025H RES 682Voted No · On Agreeing to the Resolution
- 4-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 4-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 3-Sep-2025H R 4553Voted No · On Agreeing to the Amendment
- 5-Jun-2025H R 2931Voted Nay · On Passage
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Tom ColeRepublican · OK · agreed on 98.5% of 649 shared votes
- Dan NewhouseRepublican · WA · agreed on 98.3% of 642 shared votes
- Mike JohnsonRepublican · LA · agreed on 98.2% of 506 shared votes
- Darrell IssaRepublican · CA · agreed on 98.2% of 650 shared votes
- Glenn ThompsonRepublican · PA · agreed on 98.2% of 649 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- Henry CuellarDemocrat · TX · agreed on 56.5% of 648 shared votes
- Donald G. DavisDemocrat · NC · agreed on 52.7% of 643 shared votes
- Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · WA · agreed on 51.7% of 648 shared votes
- Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · ME · agreed on 51.5% of 639 shared votes
- Vicente GonzalezDemocrat · TX · agreed on 50.4% of 621 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Jay Obernolte as speaking in 23 items of business across 21 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- April 14, 2026AIRSPACE LOCATION AND ENHANCED RISK TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2026; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 65
- February 23, 2026ROTORCRAFT OPERATIONS TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT REFORM ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 35
- February 9, 2026HONORING LIFE AND SERVICE OF GRANT WARD; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 27
- February 2, 2026VETERANS READINESS AND EMPLOYMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2025; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 23
- January 8, 2026IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE HONORABLE DOUG LaMALFA; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 5
- December 1, 2025MIKAELA NAYLON GIVE KIDS A CHANCE ACT; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 200
- October 21, 2025RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF DEBRA JONES ON HER RETIREMENT; Congressional Record Vol. 171, No. 174
- September 9, 2025PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 3838, STREAMLINING PROCUREMENT FOR EFFECTIVE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY AND NA
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 676 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Clerk of the House lists Jay Obernolte. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
- 16-Sep-2026S 2403Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9497Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H R 9340Voted for (Yea) · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
- 16-Sep-2026H J RES 213Voted for (Yea) · On Passage
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents California Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other California representatives in this Congress: David G. Valadao and Salud O. Carbajal.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.