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Jay Obernolte

Jay Obernolte

Representative· CARHouse● In officeOn the ballot in 2026
Before officeEntrepreneur
File · Money Read

What the money shows

Jay Obernolte has an estimated net worth of $97.8M. The 2026 campaign raised $1.4M. Outside groups had $18,690 spent against Jay Obernolte and $519,365 spent for Jay Obernolte. Jay Obernolte sits on Research and Technology and Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

Sources: House disclosures · Senate disclosures · FEC

Est. net worth
$98M
$45M – $150M
Raised (last cycle)
$1.4M
Years in role
5
Representative since 2021
Net-worth filings
4
+$5.7M since 2021
File A — Net Worth

Net worth over time

Estimated from financial disclosures. The band shows the disclosed range; the line is the midpoint estimate.

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File C — Service

Term history

  1. RepresentativeCA-23R
    20252027 · 2 yrs
  2. RepresentativeCA-23R
    20232025 · 2 yrs
  3. RepresentativeCA-8R
    20212023 · 2 yrs
File D — Benchmark

If they'd just invested 20%

A disciplined-saver benchmark: 20% of each year's government salary, invested at an assumed 10%/yr return — versus actual disclosed net worth.

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Hypothetical, not actual savings — see methodology.