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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 SB 376

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

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Voted Nay on SB 665

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

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Voted Yea on SB 419

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

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Voted Yea on SB 657

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 566

[First] hearing set for [05-14-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 529

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 603

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 785

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 587

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 666

[First] hearing set for [05-14-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 359

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 529

[First] hearing set for [05-14-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 752

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 696

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 566

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 284

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

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Voted Yea on SB 267

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 269

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 666

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 353

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 710

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 665

[First] hearing set for [05-14-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 268

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 336

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 655

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 840

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Voted Yea on SB 839

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 826

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 815

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Voted Yea on SB 814

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 813

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 800

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 40

Senate 3rd Reading SR40 Dahle et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 796

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 789

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 787

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 784

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Voted Yea on SB 781

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Voted Yea on SB 776

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Voted Yea on SB 775

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Voted Yea on SB 774

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Voted Yea on SB 771

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 767

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Voted Yea on SB 763

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 756

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 751

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 749

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 738

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 727

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VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 718

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