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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 110

Senate 3rd Reading SB110 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 109

Senate 3rd Reading SB109 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 108

Senate 3rd Reading SB108 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 107

Senate 3rd Reading SB107 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 160

Senate 3rd Reading SB160 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 161

Senate 3rd Reading SB161 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 162

Senate 3rd Reading SB162 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 106

Senate 3rd Reading SB106 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 164

Senate 3rd Reading SB164 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 105

Senate 3rd Reading SB105 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 92

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 233

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 262

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

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Voted Yea on SCR 37

Senate 3rd Reading SCR37 Wiener

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Voted Yea on SCR 29

Senate 3rd Reading SCR29 McNerney

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Voted Yea on SCR 31

Senate 3rd Reading SCR31 Allen

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Voted Yea on SB 49

Senate 3rd Reading SB49 Grove et al. Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on ACR 22

Special Consent ACR22 Muratsuchi et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 27

Special Consent ACR27 Blanca Rubio et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 33

Special Consent ACR33 Zbur et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 29

Special Consent ACR29 Irwin et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 26

Senate 3rd Reading SB26 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on SR 23

Senate 3rd Reading SR23 Rubio et al

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Voted Yea on SR 28

Senate 3rd Reading SR28 Hurtado et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 17

Special Consent ACR17 Hadwick et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 19

Special Consent ACR19 Macedo et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 20

Special Consent ACR20 Macedo et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 26

Special Consent ACR26 Bonta et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 23

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 87

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 56

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 25

Senate 3rd Reading SR25 Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 26

Senate 3rd Reading SCR26 Weber Pierson By Senator Becker

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Voted Yea on SR 19

Senate 3rd Reading SR19 Wahab et al

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Voted Yea on SCR 30

Senate 3rd Reading SCR30 Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on SCR 27

Senate 3rd Reading SCR27 Choi

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 26

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SCR 7

Senate 3rd Reading SCR7 Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 15

Senate 3rd Reading SR15 Ochoa Bogh et al

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Voted Yea on SR 17

Senate 3rd Reading SR17 Rubio et al

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Voted Yea on SCR 20

Senate 3rd Reading SCR20 Ochoa Bogh et al

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Voted Yea on SCR 19

Senate 3rd Reading SCR19 Wahab et al

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Voted Yea on SR 18

Senate 3rd Reading SR18 Richardson

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Voted Yea on SCR 21

Senate 3rd Reading SCR21 Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on SR 16

Senate 3rd Reading SR16 Caballero et al

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Voted Yea on SCR 17

Senate 3rd Reading SCR17 Niello

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Voted Yea on SCR 16

Senate 3rd Reading SCR16 Alvarado-Gil

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 18

Special Consent ACR18 Sharp-Collins et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 11

Special Consent ACR11 Ahrens et al