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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

7,583 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 413

Consent Calendar 2nd SB413 Allen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 35

Special Consent ACR35 Papan et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 39

Special Consent ACR39 Ramos et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 41

Special Consent ACR41 Patterson et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 48

Special Consent ACR48 DeMaio et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 49

Special Consent ACR49 DeMaio et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 50

Special Consent ACR50 Ahrens et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 53

Special Consent ACR53 Bonta et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 55

Special Consent ACR55 Jeff Gonzalez et al

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 70

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 506

Consent Calendar 2nd SB506 TRANS. (Cortese)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 533

Consent Calendar 2nd SB533 Richardson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 583

Consent Calendar 2nd SB583 Rubio

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 619

Consent Calendar 2nd SB619 ED. (Pérez)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 34

Senate 3rd Reading SCR34 Grove et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 45

Senate 3rd Reading SCR45 Wahab et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 48

Senate 3rd Reading SCR48 Cervantes et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 52

Senate 3rd Reading SCR52 Ochoa Bogh et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 60

Senate 3rd Reading SCR60 Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 671

Consent Calendar 2nd SB671 Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 830

Consent Calendar 2nd SB830 Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 733

Consent Calendar 2nd SB733 Wahab

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 792

Consent Calendar 2nd SB792 Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 61

Consent Calendar 2nd SB61 Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 251

Senate 3rd Reading SB251 Caballero Urgency Clause

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 67

Family Justice Center Day.

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 661

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 94

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 17

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 592

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 63

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 863

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 789

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 799

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 799

[First] hearing set for [04-23-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 711

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 630

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 328

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 591

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 94

[First] hearing set for [04-23-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 677

[First] hearing set for [04-23-2025]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 677

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 63

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 79

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 572

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 9

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 445

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 400

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 496

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 615

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