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U.S. House, District 23: who gets your vote?

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Jay Obernolte

Jay Obernolte

U.S. House · California District 23

NationalRepublican

Candidate
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Tessa Lynn Hodge

Running for U.S. House · California District 23

NationalDemocrat

Jay ObernolteCurrent repTessa Lynn HodgeChallenger

Job fit

Jay Obernolte

Education

  • an M.S. in Artificial Intelligence from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 1

Tessa Lynn Hodge

Other work

  • I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with almost a decade of experience 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Jay Obernolte

No stated positions on file yet.

Tessa Lynn Hodge

  • Health care costs
    Hodge: 'Over one-third of our district...relies on Medi-Cal/Medicaid...As your representative, I will fight to protect and expand these programs so every resident...can access the care they deserve.' 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Hodge: 'We can make that investment through federal legislation, improving our infrastructure and bringing in the kinds of jobs that will allow our residents to live, work, and stay here long-term.' 3
  • Immigration
    Hodge: 'I support bold, common-sense immigration reforms...creating a clear pathway to legal status for long-term residents, protecting workers from exploitation, and keeping families together.' 3

No public stance found on: Guns, Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

Jay Obernolte

  • A home you can afford → Government helping with housing costs (6 of 6 votes) 4
  • Elections that are easy to vote in and hard to cheat → Tighter voting rules (4 of 4 votes) 4
  • What kids are taught in school → Limits on lessons and more say for parents (4 of 4 votes) 4

Tessa Lynn Hodge

Nothing found for this candidate yet.

Who pays them

Jay Obernolte

Where the campaign money came from5

small donorslarge donorscompaniesindustry associationsmembership organizationsOther kinds of donors
small donors$1Klarge donors$497Kcompanies$493Kindustryassociations$182Kmembershiporganizations$93KOther kinds ofdonors$127K$1.4M raised
$1,3635Small individual donors
$497,3975Large individual donors

Tessa Lynn Hodge

Where the campaign money came from6

small donorslarge donors
small donors$28Klarge donors$42K$76K raised
$28,0406Small individual donors
$42,2346Large individual donors

Checks

Jay Obernolte

Checks run: missed votes

Nothing raised by these checks.

Not checked yet: stock trades

Tessa Lynn Hodge

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. About | Representative Jay Obernolte · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  2. About — Tessa for CA · checked 2026-10-18 used in: Experience
  3. tessaforca.com used in: Top issues
  4. Congress.gov roll-call votes · 2022-11-04 to 2026-11-04 used in: How they voted on top issues
  5. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  6. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money