# Member of the State Assembly, District 33 Compare records and positions simply between Hipolito Angel Cerros or Alexandra (Ali) Macedo for Member of the State Assembly, District 33 at VoteOrElse.com. On the November 3, 2026 California general election ballot. This person holds your district's seat in the California State Assembly (2-year term). - Jurisdiction: California Legislature - Election: November 3, 2026 California general election - Publisher: Vote or Else (https://voteorelse.com) — a free, nonpartisan ballot guide for California voters. No endorsements. - Canonical page: https://voteorelse.com/2026/assembly-33 - Full ballot: this page covers one race. Every contest on a voter's own ballot, by address, with the same breakdown for each: https://voteorelse.com/ - Sources last retrieved: September 24, 2026 - Source-objectivity score: 97 out of 100 (Very strong), across 9 cited sources. This grades the mix of sources, not the candidates. Rubric: https://voteorelse.com/about#methodology ## On the ballot - **Hipolito Angel Cerros** — Public Policy Fellow · Democratic - **Alexandra (Ali) Macedo** — Cattlewoman/Business Owner · Republican · Incumbent Assemblymember Alexandra (Ali) Macedo took 61.2% of the June 2 vote and Democrat Hipolito Angel Cerros took 38.8%; they were the only two candidates on the primary ballot. The district covers Tulare County and part of the southern Central Valley. 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. This district's member sits in the minority caucus, where enacting legislation requires majority-party agreement. The two campaigns here are as far apart in resources as any on this ballot: one raised more than $1.1 million, the other has reported nothing at all. That imbalance is worth holding in mind as you read, because it shapes how much each candidate has been able to say publicly — and therefore how much there is for us to report about either of them. ## Alexandra (Ali) Macedo Alexandra Macedo grew up in a prominent Central Valley agricultural family; her family founded the Tulare Sales Yard livestock market in 1939 (San Joaquin Valley Sun). She earned a business degree from Cal State Northridge and a law degree from San Joaquin College of Law, and now runs Macedo Environmental Consulting, which provides "environmental compliance assistance and consulting along with agricultural design" to farmers (San Joaquin Valley Sun). Elected to the Assembly in 2024, she has worked on water infrastructure, abandoned farmland and wildfire prevention, the same issues for which an agricultural trade group later credited her with "an understanding of the pressures facing the almond industry" (Morning Ag Clips). Launching her first campaign, she said: "I am running for State Assembly to be a voice for the farmers, families, and small businesses of the Central Valley. It's time we change the direction of our state by suspending the gas tax, passing policies that support our farmers, and creating more opportunities for hardworking people to get ahead" (San Joaquin Valley Sun). In August 2026 the Assembly Republican Caucus elected her its new leader, replacing Heath Flora after reports that he had misused campaign funds, including roughly 11,500 dollars in charges at a Sacramento-area bar (San Joaquin Valley Sun). She promises to lead her caucus in fighting California's affordability crisis, saying: "Our message is clear: California is becoming unaffordable for working families, and our caucus is united in the fight to bring down the cost of living, making our communities safer and hold state bureaucrats accountable" (San Joaquin Valley Sun). Her stated legislative priorities remain water infrastructure, agriculture and wildfire prevention. **Strengths:** Rose from a freshman term to Assembly Republican leader in under two years, with a legislative focus on water, farmland and wildfire policy. **Trade-offs:** She leads the legislature's minority party, which limits how much of her agenda can pass without Democratic votes. **Keep in mind:** She became leader when her predecessor resigned over a campaign-spending inquiry unconnected to her; how you weigh that transition is your call. ## Hipolito Angel Cerros Hipolito Angel Cerros was chosen mayor of Lindsay in 2022, at age 24, making them the youngest mayor in the city's history (KVPR). They have not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress and currently work as a public policy fellow. In February 2024 the Lindsay City Council voted 3-0-2 to strip Cerros of the mayoral title, with members citing concerns that Cerros had overstepped their authority, communicated inappropriately with staff, and violated the state's open-meetings law by posting about their possible removal on Facebook to rally public support (The Sun-Gazette). Cerros told the council: "I respect everyone's opinions... I wish the next mayor all the success... We're all here for the community and we're a team" (The Sun-Gazette). A fellow councilmember who opposed the move said, "If we never give young people the opportunity, they will never learn and grow" (The Sun-Gazette). No campaign website, issues page or news coverage of their current platform could be located. The documented record concerns their two years as Lindsay's mayor, not their goals in Sacramento. **Strengths:** Became Lindsay's youngest-ever mayor at 24 and has continued in public service since as a policy fellow. **Trade-offs:** Removed from the mayor's seat by their own council after roughly a year in the post, with no other elected record to weigh. **Keep in mind:** The council cited process and conduct concerns, not a crime, and supporters at the time called it age discrimination. How much that matters is your call. ## Record in office Hipolito Angel Cerros has not served in the California Legislature or U.S. Congress; these records cover only those offices. Alexandra (Ali) Macedo (Republican) is the sitting Assemblymember for this district and is lead author of 34 bills in the 2025–2026 session, 5 of them signed into law. Per the California Legislature's public bill data (leginfo bulk download), retrieved 2026-09-21. ## Record details Macedo — AB 2090 (2026): Guardianships and conservatorships: accounting exemptions. Macedo — AB 2199 (2026): Statutory form power of attorney. Macedo — AB 1485 (2026): Property tax: documentary transfer tax: exemptions: Native American tribes. Committee assignments and the most recently signed-into-law bills each record-holder lead-authored, from the official legislative record. ## Financial info - **Alexandra (Ali) Macedo** - Primary: $1,124,647 raised (Individuals: $132,625; PACs & committees: $464,089; Businesses & other orgs: $512,163) - November: $39,500 raised (Individuals: $950; PACs & committees: $19,150; Businesses & other orgs: $19,400) Hipolito Angel Cerros has no contributions reported to Cal-Access for this race. Figures 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. Hipolito Angel Cerros has no itemized contributions dated after the June 2, 2026 primary reported to Cal-Access yet. Total is itemized (Schedule A) contributions and self-funding loans dated after the June 2, 2026 primary, through June 30, 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. ## Sources 1. [CA Secretary of State — Statement of Vote, June 2, 2026 primary (certified 2026-07-10)](https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/primary-election-june-2-2026/statement-vote) 2. [Ballotpedia — June 2026 California primary](https://ballotpedia.org) 3. [San Joaquin Valley Sun — Macedo launches bid to replace Mathis in Assembly (background and 2024 campaign message)](https://sjvsun.com/news/politics/goper-macedo-launches-bid-to-replace-mathis-in-assembly/) 4. [San Joaquin Valley Sun — Assembly Republicans oust Flora, select Macedo as Assembly Leader](https://sjvsun.com/news/politics/assembly-republicans-oust-flora-select-macedo-as-minority-leader/) 5. [Morning Ag Clips — Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo awarded Almond Champion of the Year](https://www.morningagclips.com/assemblywoman-alexandra-macedo-awarded-almond-champion-of-the-year/) 6. [KVPR — California city removes its youngest serving mayor (Hipolito Cerros)](https://www.kvpr.org/local-news/2024-02-09/california-city-removes-its-youngest-serving-mayor) 7. [The Sun-Gazette — Cerros out as Lindsay mayor, Caudillo in](https://thesungazette.com/article/news/2024/02/09/cerros-out-as-lindsay-mayor-caudillo-in/) 8. [California Legislative Information — public bill data (bulk download)](https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/) 9. [Cal-Access raw data export — California Secretary of State](https://www.sos.ca.gov/campaign-lobbying/helpful-resources/raw-data-campaign-finance-and-lobbying-activity) ## The rest of the ballot Member of the State Assembly, District 33 is one contest among the many a California voter decides on November 3, 2026 — Congress, the Legislature, county, city, and school board races differ by address. 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