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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

156 events, each with its source
Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 700

Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority Act: California Investment and Innovation Program.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 1383

Public employees’ retirement benefits.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACR 40

Student financial aid: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 637

Consumer review platforms.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 663

Winter Fires of 2025: real property tax: exemptions and reassessment.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 641

Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Real Estate: states of emergency: waivers and exemptions.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 638

California Education Interagency Council: California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 590

Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 587

Personal income taxes: credit: manufacturing: sales and use taxes.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 581

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection: employment: firefighters.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 571

Emergencies: crimes.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 546

Collection Licensing Act: exceptions: billing agents.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 545

High-speed rail: economic opportunities.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored ACA 8

Congressional redistricting.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 871

Mandated reporters of suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 940

Economic development: industry strategies.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 508

California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impact mitigation.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 17

Relative to Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 459

Peace officers: confidential communications: exceptions: group peer support services.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 487

Workers’ compensation.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 513

Personnel records.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 422

California Workforce Development Board: developmental services.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 417

The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 736

Transfer taxes: limitation.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 410

Common interest developments: association records: exterior elevated elements inspection.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 404

Hazardous materials: metal shredding facilities.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 392

Regional park districts: East Bay Regional Park District: East Bay Hills Conservation Program.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored AB 671

Accelerated restaurant building plan approval: California Retail Food Code: tenant improvements.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 377

Biomethane procurement targets.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 362

Commercial financing: disclosures.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 350

Water Rate Assistance Program.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 343

Career technical education: high school graduation requirements: apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 328

Hazardous waste generation and handling fees: Department of Toxic Substances Control oversight responses: housing development projects.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 315

Quimby Act.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 16

Relative to President Jimmy Carter Day.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 296

Property taxation: exemption: disabled veteran homeowners.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 304

Public lands: City of Oakland: Port of Oakland: uses of after-acquired lands.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 301

County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 20

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Awareness Month.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 291

Contractors: workers’ compensation insurance.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SR 15

Relative to the “2-1-1” information and referral service.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 280

Elections.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 273

Surplus land.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 19

Ramadan.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 258

Crimes: rape.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 244

Public postsecondary education: disabled student services: assessments.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 237

Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County of Kern: transportation fuels assessment: coastal resources.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 230

Workers’ compensation: firefighters.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 227

Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa.

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SB 97

Digital financial assets: stablecoins.