Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.) is officially GOP conference policy chair.
He was elected by voice vote at the candidate policy forum on Wednesday, five members told POLITICO as they were leaving the meeting. His only opponent, Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), withdrew from race on Tuesday.
Obernolte secured endorsements from senior Republicans like Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger (R-Texas) and the former policy chair Kevin Hern (R-Okla.). Hern left the position to launch a Senate bid.
