Rep. Jay Obernolte, who represents California’s 23rd district in the U.S. Congress, posted on social media about ongoing national and state-level crises, focusing on the impacts of a federal government shutdown and California’s insurance market issues.
On November 1, 2025, Obernolte highlighted the effects of the federal government shutdown on air travel and workers: “More than 20,000 flights were delayed or canceled this week as over 10,000 air traffic controllers went unpaid due to the completely unnecessary federal government shutdown. It’s clear that the two political parties are having difficulties agreeing on funding levels, but the”. The post was followed by a link to additional content: “https://t.co/DQJo5aMTSz”.
The following day, November 2, Obernolte addressed concerns regarding California’s property insurance market: “California’s insurance crisis is getting worse. Homeowners are being dropped, rates are soaring, and families are being left without options because of failed state policies that drove insurers out of our market. It’s time to fix this broken system and restore competition so”.
Obernolte has served in Congress since replacing Paul Cook in 2021 and previously held office in the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2020. He was born in Chicago in 1970 and resides in Big Bear Lake. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the California Institute of Technology in 1992.
