Jay Obernolte

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-04-2014	Republican	AD-33	46144	Win
11-08-2016	Republican	AD-33	84000	Win
11-06-2018	Republican	AD-33	72109	Win
11-03-2020	Republican	CD-08	158711	Win
11-08-2022	Republican	CD-23	103197	Win
11-05-2024	Republican	CD-23	0	Win

Candidate Biography:

Jay Phillip Obernolte
Born: August 18, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois
Married: Heather (m. 1996)
Children: Hale and Troy

2005-2010: Member, Big Bear City Airport Board of Directors
2010-2014: Member, Big Bear Lake City Council
2014: Mayor, City of Big Bear Lake
2016: Delegate, Republican National Convention 
2024: Delegate, Republican National Convention 

• 2016 Trump Delegate

• LEGISLATION: Author of AB 2 (2017) which would add "peace officer" to the list of actual and perceived characteristics to determine if a criminal act is a hate crime. (Died in Assembly Public Safety)
• OUCH: On January 16, 2019, Obernolte was struck by a car while crossing a street in Sacramento. His injuries included a bruised leg and a laceration on his forehead.

• CLOSE CONTEST: Obernolte narrowly won a spot in the 2014 General election after defeating Michelle Ambroziac by 462 votes (1.1%).
• Heather Obernolte was also a 2016, 2020, and 2024 Delegate to the Republican National Convention, a Regional Vice Chair of the California Republican Party (2020) as well as a 2020 candidate for Presidential Elector for Donald Trump (Lost)

Source: California Assembly Handbook (2015)
Source: "Assemblyman Obernolte on mend after being hit by car" by Rene Ray De La Cruz (1/17/2019) https://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20190117/assemblyman-obernolte-on-mend-after-being-hit-by-car