Summary: In Studio Guest Congressman Jay Obernolte. The U.S. Congressman that represents District 8 of California, including our Morongo Basin. Republican Jay Obernolte, 50, was elected to replace Paul Cook, who did not run for reelection in the 2020 election. Obernolte started out in local politics in Big Bear in 2005 and was elected to the State Assembly in 2014.