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Jay Obernolte's Biography

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (CA) - District 23

Contact Information

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9700 Seventh Ave.
Suite 201
Hesperia, CA 92345

1029 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Jay Obernolte

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Heather; 2 Children: Hale, Troy

Birth Date:

08/18/1970

Birth Place:

Chicago, IL

Home City:

Big Bear Lake, CA

Religion:

Protestant

BS, Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology

MS, Artificial Intelligence, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)

Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 23, 2023-present

Former Mayor, City of Big Bear Lake

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 23, 2022, 2024

Representative, United States House of Representatives, California, District 8, 2021-2023

Assembly Member, California State Assembly, District 33, 2014-2020

Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Subcommittee on Health, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, United States House of Representatives, 2023-present

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Arts Committee, California State Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism, and Internet Media Committee, California State Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Budget Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Business and Professions Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Civic Engagement Committee, California State Assembly

Former Vice Chair, Communications and Conveyance Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Emerging Technologies Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, House Committee on the Budget

Former Member, House Natural Resources Committee

Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs

Former Member, House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

Former Member, Joint Committee on Arts, California State Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Audit, California State Assembly

Former Member, Joint Committee on the Legislative Budget, California State Assembly

Former Member, Judiciary Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Local Emergency Preparedness Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Aerospace, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on California's Clean Energy Economy, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Cybersecurity, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Emerging Technologies and Innovation, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Environmental Quality and the Green Economy in the Inland Empire, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Local Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Technological Advances, California State Assembly

Former Member, Select Committee on Waste Reduction and Recycling, California State Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee 6 on Budget Process Oversight and Program Evaluation, California State Assembly

Former Member, Subcommittee on the Selection of the Legislative Analyst, California State Assembly

Former Member, Utilities and Commerce Committee, California State Assembly

Member, Energy and Commerce Committee, United States House of Representatives, 2023-Present

Founder/President, FarSight Studios, 1988-present

Owner, Puma Karate Dojo, present

Volunteer, Veteran’s Airlift Command, present

Former Member, Big Bear Fire Authority

Former Director, Big Bear Lake Fire Protection Board

Former Director, Board, Mojave Desert and Mountain Integrated Waste Joint Powers Authority (JPA)

Former Member, League of California Cities Desert, Mountain Division

Former Member, Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority Board

Member, Young Eagles

Former Flight Instructor, Young Eagles

Board of Directors, Big Bear City Airport Board, 2005-2010

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Fifth-Degree Black Belt Pacific United Martial Arts, Licensed Airline Transport Pilot

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