An obscure 28-year-old Democrat who tweeted about farting and peeing toppled the California Assembly’s Republican leader in a closely contested upset in this year’s election, the Associated Press projected Friday.
Hipolito Cerros’ old social media posts only began to resurface amid the vote counting as it became increasingly likely that Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo would lose her re-election bid in the 33rd Assembly District.
“How is it possible that the Central Valley just voted to put this guy in office as a state legislator?” exclaimed Orange County GOP Chair Will O’Neill, who brought attention to the tweets.
In one particularly raunchy 2019 tweet, Cerros wrote that he “accidentally farted in class but don’t even care at this point.”
He then replied to his own tweet that “I forgot to put on underwear” along with two laughing emojis. At the time, the Democrat was attending the University of California, Davis.
In another post, Cerros appeared to brag about skipping class and his less-than-stellar personal habits.
“I never go to class. I got a speeding ticket last week and I leave the toilet seat up after I pee,” he wrote.
In another screenshot, Cerros wrote that “it is and has always been… f— the police!” He posted the remark during the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020.
The California Post reached out to Cerros for comment. Cerros appears to have since deleted the posts, with his X account now showing one post from Friday celebrating his victory.
Cerros had actually trailed Macedo during the June primary by 22 percentage points, and many expected the GOP leader to cruise to another comfortable victory in the general election.
But a blue wave during the midterms saw Democrats rout Republicans nationwide, even in deep-red areas, and appeared to reach the Central Valley district where President Donald Trump received 58.1% of the vote in 2024.
According to the latest results as of Saturday, Cerros had 50.7% of the vote, about 1,500 votes ahead of Macedo’s 49.3%.
“Serving you in Sacramento has been the honor of my life, and I’m grateful to every voter, volunteer and supporter who stood with us. Fighting for the Valley has been, and always will be, my passion,” Macedo, 32, said.
Cerros appeared to benefit from the midterm wave, with some even noting that he won despite raising and spending relatively little money.
The Democrat isn’t entirely new to politics. At 24, he was appointed Lindsay’s youngest mayor by the City Council in 2022. He was born in Lindsay.
But roughly two years later, Cerros was removed from the position by the council due to alleged inexperience and a lack of professionalism, the Sun Gazette reported.
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