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Portrait of Tim Grayson

Tim Grayson

Democratic

State Senate · Senate District 9

In office
2024–present
BiographyReporting (Tier 3) · reviewed

Concord is the clearest local marker in Tim Grayson’s public career. Before seeking state office, he worked as a construction contractor and served on the Concord City Council. In November 2016, he ran for the California State Assembly, beginning a legislative tenure that continued through 2024. He represented two Assembly districts during those years, then contested Senate District 9 in November 2024. His move into the Assembly also involved a party change: once a Republican, he switched parties to make that run.

BEFORE PUBLIC OFFICE

Grayson was born on September 17, 1967. The available account of his working life before politics is brief but concrete: he was a construction contractor. It does not identify his business, projects or years in the trade.

His first identified public office was on the Concord City Council. That put municipal office before his eight years in the Assembly, although no council dates, votes or policy initiatives are specified. The sequence is the important part of the record: construction work, the Concord council and then a campaign for state office.

That path also kept Concord in the foreground. Grayson’s later offices carried district numbers and broader constituencies, but the local government post identified with him was the council in Concord.

THE PATH TO OFFICE

Grayson ran for the Assembly in November 2016. He had once been a Republican and switched parties to run for the Assembly. No further account of that change, including his reasons for it, is given.

He served in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2024. From 2016 through 2022, he represented the 14th Assembly District. From 2022 through 2024, he represented the 15th Assembly District. The district designation changed; his Assembly service continued.

In November 2024, Grayson ran for the California State Senate, contesting the 9th District seat. That campaign followed his council service and two successive Assembly district assignments. The documented career is thus an institutional progression: Concord city government, the Assembly and a Senate race.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Grayson’s offices and campaigns are clear. A distinct policy signature is not. No particular legislation, budget decision, committee assignment, appointment, vote or organized cause is identified in the account of his career. Nor does it name a specific constituency or interest whose policy priorities he repeatedly advanced.

It would therefore go beyond the documented facts to label him primarily as a policymaker on housing, labor, public safety, transportation, construction or any other issue. His work as a construction contractor cannot by itself be turned into a legislative agenda, and his party change cannot be assigned a policy meaning without further detail.

What can be said is narrower. Grayson brought experience in construction and Concord municipal office into an Assembly career lasting from 2016 to 2024. He represented the 14th and then the 15th Assembly districts before contesting Senate District 9. For voters looking for the interests he has been most committed to serving through policy, the offices establish the reach of his career; the policy record provided here does not establish the answer.

Record of service
  • State Assembly · Assembly District 14 · former
  • State Senate · Senate District 9 · 2024–present
  • State Assembly · Assembly District 15 · 2022–
BiographyReporting (Tier 3) · reviewed before publication

Concord is the clearest local marker in Tim Grayson’s public career. Before seeking state office, he worked as a construction contractor and served on the Concord City Council. In November 2016, he ran for the California State Assembly, beginning a legislative tenure that continued through 2024. He represented two Assembly districts during those years, then contested Senate District 9 in November 2024. His move into the Assembly also involved a party change: once a Republican, he switched parties to make that run.

BEFORE PUBLIC OFFICE

Grayson was born on September 17, 1967. The available account of his working life before politics is brief but concrete: he was a construction contractor. It does not identify his business, projects or years in the trade.

His first identified public office was on the Concord City Council. That put municipal office before his eight years in the Assembly, although no council dates, votes or policy initiatives are specified. The sequence is the important part of the record: construction work, the Concord council and then a campaign for state office.

That path also kept Concord in the foreground. Grayson’s later offices carried district numbers and broader constituencies, but the local government post identified with him was the council in Concord.

THE PATH TO OFFICE

Grayson ran for the Assembly in November 2016. He had once been a Republican and switched parties to run for the Assembly. No further account of that change, including his reasons for it, is given.

He served in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2024. From 2016 through 2022, he represented the 14th Assembly District. From 2022 through 2024, he represented the 15th Assembly District. The district designation changed; his Assembly service continued.

In November 2024, Grayson ran for the California State Senate, contesting the 9th District seat. That campaign followed his council service and two successive Assembly district assignments. The documented career is thus an institutional progression: Concord city government, the Assembly and a Senate race.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Grayson’s offices and campaigns are clear. A distinct policy signature is not. No particular legislation, budget decision, committee assignment, appointment, vote or organized cause is identified in the account of his career. Nor does it name a specific constituency or interest whose policy priorities he repeatedly advanced.

It would therefore go beyond the documented facts to label him primarily as a policymaker on housing, labor, public safety, transportation, construction or any other issue. His work as a construction contractor cannot by itself be turned into a legislative agenda, and his party change cannot be assigned a policy meaning without further detail.

What can be said is narrower. Grayson brought experience in construction and Concord municipal office into an Assembly career lasting from 2016 to 2024. He represented the 14th and then the 15th Assembly districts before contesting Senate District 9. For voters looking for the interests he has been most committed to serving through policy, the offices establish the reach of his career; the policy record provided here does not establish the answer.

The record

7,426 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 992

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 476

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 959

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 957

[07-07-2025] hearing: Motion to Reconsider. [Reconsideration Granted.]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 338

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 544

Consent Calendar 2nd AB544 Davies

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 898

Consent Calendar 2nd AB898 Bryan

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 784

Consent Calendar 2nd AB784 Hoover

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1478

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1478 Hoover

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 77

Special Consent ACR77 Davies et al. By Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SJR 9

Senate 3rd Reading SJR9 Durazo et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 545

Consent Calendar 2nd AB545 Davies

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 553

Consent Calendar 2nd AB553 Caloza et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 377

Consent Calendar 2nd AB377 Tangipa

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 529

Consent Calendar 2nd AB529 Ahrens

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Voted Yea on AB 370

Consent Calendar 2nd AB370 Carrillo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 92

Special Consent ACR92 Mark González et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 90

Special Consent ACR90 Gipson et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 711

Consent Calendar 2nd AB711 Chen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1459

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1459 E.S. & T.M. (Connolly)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 390

Consent Calendar 2nd AB390 Wilson et al

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Voted Yea on AB 533

Consent Calendar 2nd AB533 Flora

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 78

Consent Calendar 2nd AB78 Chen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1114

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1114 Ávila Farías

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1034

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1034 Ávila Farías

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1138

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1138 Zbur et al. By Allen Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1416

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1416 Ta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1166

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1507

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 665

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 866

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1180

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 906

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1131

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1154

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1229

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 6

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1275

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1276

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1294

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 650

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 893

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 670

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 610

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Local Government]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 712

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Judiciary]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1341

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 957

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SJR 7

Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1293

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 378

Placed on suspense file