Jay Obernolte
RIncumbentR · incumbent
Incumbent leans on PAC money. 62% from PACs and 36% from individuals.
36% individuals62% PACs2% other
$1.4M
raised
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California · U.S. House · District 23 · 2026
California District 23 House race
General election in 53 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · California District 23 House race
Jay Obernolte has raised more than 8 times the next candidate.
Candidates in the California District 23 House race, 2026 report raising $1.8M between them. Jay Obernolte reports $1.4M and Karen Matthews reports $174,651, a gap of $1.2M. Of what Jay Obernolte reports, 36% came from individuals and 62% from PACs. Outside groups spent against OBERNOLTE, JAY ($18,690) and for OBERNOLTE, JAY ($519,365).
Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.
Every candidate on file
Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.
KM
Karen Matthews
II · challenger
84% from individuals, 3% from PACs, and 13% from other sources.
84% individuals3% PACs13% other
$175K
raised
TH
Tessa Hodge
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 88% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
88% individuals0% PACs12% other
$79K
raised
PC
Paul Chakalian
DD · challenger
76% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 23% from other sources.
76% individuals1% PACs23% other
$73K
raised
CW
Charles Wallis
DD · challenger
78% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 22% from other sources.
78% individuals0% PACs22% other
$64K
raised
AC
Alexis Claiborne
DD · challenger
Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 0% from PACs.
95% individuals0% PACs5% other
$12K
raised
Where the money came from
$519K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.
Ideological / Leadership$519K
Tech & Telecom$40K
Energy & Utilities$40K
Banking & Financial$20K
Small donors & unclassified$19K
Defense & Aerospace$13K
Sports, Media & Entertainment$10K
Health & Pharma$8K
Biggest itemized outside spenders
- AMERICAN MISSION · super pac$519K
- GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$13K
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC · pac$10K
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION · pac$10K
- COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COGNIZANT PAC) · pac$10K
- CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC) · pac$10K
PACs vs the people
This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.
48%46%
48% PACs46% individuals6% other
The incumbent's record
Jay Obernolte is the linked incumbent for this race.
Net worth (2024)
$98M
$45M - $150M. up $5.7M since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.
Where they sit
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- House Committee on the Budget
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Who funds them
This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.
Ideological / Leadership$519K
Tech & Telecom$40K
Energy & Utilities$40K
Banking & Financial$20K
Small donors & unclassified$19K
Defense & Aerospace$13K
The tale of the tape
Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.
Jay Obernolte R · incumbent | vs | KM Karen Matthews I · challenger |
|---|---|---|
| $1.4M | Raised | $175K |
| $1.6M | Cash on hand | $0 |
| 62% | From PACs | 3% |
| 36% | From individuals | 84% |
| Ideological / Leadership | Top donor sector | Too few to rank |
| Yes | Incumbent | No |