- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)
- ballotpedia.org (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary
- milpitasbeat.com (opens in a new tab)The Milpitas Beat — Assembly District 24 candidate coverage
- milpitasbeat.com (opens in a new tab)The Milpitas Beat — Assemblymember Alex Lee introduces the No Tax Breaks for ICE Contractors Act (source for the bill and his quote)
- milpitasbeat.com (opens in a new tab)The Milpitas Beat — An Interview with District 25 State Assembly Candidate: Alex Lee (source for his biography and stated priorities)
- milpitasbeat.com (opens in a new tab)The Milpitas Beat — Assembly candidate Alex Lee got arrested Sunday night; here's the full story (source for the 2020 curfew citation)
- sanjosespotlight.com (opens in a new tab)San José Spotlight — Bay Area lawmakers' bills to combat ICE head to Newsom's desk (source for AB 1633's status)
- downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Legislative Information — public bill data (bulk download)
- sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State
Last updated September 24, 2026.
State of California
Member of the State Assembly, District 24
This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term).
Assemblymember Alex Lee took 65.4% of the June 2 vote. Republican Max Hsia took 25.0%. The district covers Milpitas, Fremont and part of San Jose.
The winner holds one of 80 Assembly seats for a two-year term, inside a 12-year lifetime cap on service in Sacramento. An Assemblymember authors bills, sits on the policy committees that decide which bills advance, and argues for the district's share of the annual state budget. Committee assignment is where most of the leverage sits, and it is handed out by the majority's leadership.
The incumbent has one of the smaller business-funded shares on this ballot and one of the larger committee-funded ones, which is a different funding pattern from most of his neighbours rather than a smaller one. The challenger, per the Milpitas Beat, is running explicitly to break the district's Democratic hold. Weigh a legislative record against an argument about one-party representation.
Alex Lee
Alex Lee is a Democrat and the sitting Assemblymember for this district. He grew up in Milpitas and San Jose as the son of immigrants. Before his 2020 election he worked as a legislative policy advisor in the Assembly and the Senate. When he won the seat that year, he became one of the youngest members and the first openly bisexual member of the Legislature.
He says his roots are in this community. He has said families should not be priced out of the neighborhoods where they grew up. In 2026 he co-authored a bill that would tax companies that run immigration detention centers. The bill passed the Legislature and is now awaiting the governor's signature.
He promises to keep working on the housing crisis, including new tenant protections and social housing. His platform also lists public transit, stable school funding, and refusing special interest money in his campaigns.
Max Hsia
Max Hsia is a Republican who lives in San Jose's Berryessa neighborhood. He ran a food and retail business for about a decade before selling it and going semi-retired. He joined the Santa Clara County Republican Party in 2025 and began volunteering on local ballot measures before entering this race.
He says California needs Republican voices to balance one-party rule in Sacramento. By his account, decisions on cost of living, housing and schools get made without balance. He has no record in elected office to judge, since this is his first campaign for the Legislature.
He promises lower-cost housing construction with fewer regulations. He also promises license plate readers and task forces for non-injury crimes, along with merit pay for teachers whose students test well.
Record in office
Max Hsia has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Alex Lee (Democratic) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 35 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 9 of them signed into law. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-09-21.
Financial info
- Small donors
- Individuals
- PACs & committees
- Businesses & other orgs
- Self-funding
Max Hsia
Primary — $28,144
- Small donors$7243%
- Individuals$23,29595%
- Self-funding$6223%
November
No itemized funding reported yet.
Alex Lee
Primary — $520,464
- Small donors$6,6511%
- Individuals$80,04715%
- PACs & committees$400,57677%
- Businesses & other orgs$33,0506%
November — $27,600
- Individuals$17,70064%
- PACs & committees$5,90021%
- Businesses & other orgs$4,00014%
1Figures are CA Form 460 filings through June 30, 2026 by committees controlled by each candidate, and can include transfers from a candidate's earlier committees. Semi-annual reports covering January–June 2026 were due July 31, 2026, so some totals lag a period behind. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-09-21.
2Max Hsia has no itemized contributions dated after the June 2, 2026 primary reported to Cal-Access yet.
3Total is itemized (Schedule A) contributions and self-funding loans dated after the June 2, 2026 primary, through June 29, 2026 — small-dollar unitemized (under $100) contributions aren't independently dated in Cal-Access's raw export, so they aren't reflected here and this may undercount true small-donor activity since the primary. This also doesn't include money reported only on 24-hour late-contribution reports (Form 497) that haven't yet appeared in a periodic Form 460 filing. Per the California Secretary of State's Cal-Access raw data export, retrieved 2026-08-30.