On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (CA) - District 23
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, Committee on Energy and Commerce
Member, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Member, Subcommittee on Environment & Climate Change
Member, Subcommittee on Health (Energy and Commerce)
Chair, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology)
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, Veterans 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