Raunchy posts from upstart Dem who took down California GOP leader resurface after surprise election win

Democrat Hipolito Cerros has narrowly defeated California Assembly Republican leader Alexandra Macedo, in an upset that the Associated Press projected Friday. The result matters because it gives Democrats a win in a Central Valley district where Donald Trump received 58.1% of the vote in 2024; Cerros’s old, crude social media posts also resurfaced as the count shifted in his favour.

The posts, apparently deleted, included jokes about farting, forgetting underwear and skipping class, as well as a 2020 anti-police remark. As of Saturday’s latest results, Cerros had 50.7% of the vote, about 1,500 votes ahead of Macedo on 49.3%; he had trailed her by 22 points in June’s primary and reportedly raised and spent relatively little. Cerros, 28, previously served as Lindsay’s mayor from 2022 until the city council removed him roughly two years later, citing alleged inexperience and lack of professionalism.