Jay Obernolte

Republican Jay Obernolte represents California's 23rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives. He is a computer scientist and video game developer and is the only member of Congress with a graduate degree in Artificial Intelligence.

I'm a video game developer but this technology to drop your energy bill $820 per year is no fantasy

OPINION January 10, 2023

I'm a video game developer but this technology to drop your energy bill $820 per year is no fantasy

I am a video game developer and member of Congress. We witnessed an amazing breakthrough in the development of fusion energy in 2022. We must make sure the US leads in this field.

Rep. Jay Obernolte: If Biden's $15 minimum wage happens, for 1.4 million Americans the real wage will be $0

OPINION February 21, 2021

Rep. Jay Obernolte: If Biden's $15 minimum wage happens, for 1.4 million Americans the real wage will be $0

By increasing the federal minimum wage, President Biden is attempting to address the symptom of income inequality rather than the cause, which would ultimately ensure that many Americans in low-income jobs are no longer able to work at all.