Max Hsia
Candidate for Assembly District 24
Max Hsia is the Republican candidate for California State Assembly District 24. The race is the 2026 general election. Hsia advanced from the June 2, 2026 primary. He got 25.0% of the vote there (21,339 votes). Democrat Alex Lee finished first with 65.4% (55,856 votes). Lee is the incumbent. No-party-preference candidate Yang Shao finished third, with 9.6% (8,233 votes). Hsia will face Lee on November 3, 2026. Lee has held the seat since December 2022. Hsia has not filled out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. No campaign website was found for him. His prior offices, job, and age are also not confirmed. Prior office / incumbency: None found. No prior office confirmed. He is not an incumbent.
On the issues
- Taxes & Cost of Living
Wants to curb rising state taxes and pursue more responsible government spending to lower the cost of living for families and local businesses.
“pursuing sustainable solutions to lower the cost of living”
Source → - Infrastructure & Transportation
Cites poor road conditions in the district as one of the everyday problems shaping his campaign, though he has not detailed a specific infrastructure funding proposal.
“I drive on the same patchy roads”
Source → - Criminal Justice & Courts
Says criminals in the district face too few consequences and calls for restoring accountability and deterrence.
“restoring accountability and deterrence of crime”
Source → - Public Safety & Policing
Proposes creating a community support team to act as a liaison to the police department on non-injury crimes and help track offenders.
“I want to create this support team so we can respond and act as a liaison to the police department and have our own power to move things along to track criminals and have accountability”
Source → - Education & Schools
Says California spends the most per student but ranks low nationally on school outcomes, and wants to reinforce the education system.
“reinforcing our education system for our children's success”
Source → - Education & Schools
Proposes a teacher merit-pay system tied to classroom test-score improvement.
“So if their classroom scores higher, they get an additional pay increase”
Source → - Housing & Homelessness
Says the high cost of living is driving residents to leave the state and calls for lower-cost housing construction through more incentives and less regulation.
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