
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.
- State Assembly · Assembly District 14 · former
- State Senate · Senate District 9 · 2024–present
- State Assembly · Assembly District 15 · 2022–
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
6,950 events, each with its sourceAssembly 3rd Reading AB1619 Valencia et al. By Umberg
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1684 Ward et al. By Reyes
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1696 Stefani By Caballero
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1711 Connolly et al. By McNerney
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1722 Hadwick et al. By Grove
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1784 Pellerin et al. By Gonzalez
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1786 Harabedian By Reyes
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1801 Lee By Durazo
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1809 Fong By Durazo
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1837 Mark González et al. By Arreguín
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1860 McKinnor By Pérez
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1864 Berman By McNerney
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1999 Kalra et al. By Grayson
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2024 Nguyen et al. By Archuleta
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2075 Bennett By Wiener
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2116 Schiavo By Reyes
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2143 Irwin et al. By Caballero
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2186 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2233 Ta et al. By Valladares
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2249 Irwin By Ashby
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2255 Pellerin By Wiener
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2320 Ta By Umberg
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2380 Papan By Caballero
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2397 Ta By Seyarto
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2415 Hoover By Niello
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2418 Mark González et al. By Arreguín
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2458 Bennett By Allen
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2542 Patterson By Valladares
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2576 Harabedian et al. By Pérez
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2636 Pacheco By Caballero
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2660 Alvarez et al. By Grayson
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2766 Ahrens et al. By Wahab
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2780 P. E. & R. (McKinnor) By Smallwood-Cuevas
Unfinished Business SB799 Allen Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB881 McNerney et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB941 Padilla et al. Concurrence
Unfinished Business SB1115 Grove Concurrence
Unfinished Business SJR7 Cervantes et al. Concurrence
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1562 Jackson By Umberg
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1601 Rogers By Cabaldon
Assembly 3rd Reading AB1944 Lee By Blakespear
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2004 Alanis et al. By Arreguín
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2067 Patel By Cabaldon
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2180 Ward et al. By Arreguín
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2292 Ward By Smallwood-Cuevas
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2402 Boerner By Jones
Assembly 3rd Reading AB2624 Bonta et al. By Gonzalez
Unfinished Business SB308 Seyarto et al. Concurrence