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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

6,950 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1619

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1619 Valencia et al. By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 1684

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1684 Ward et al. By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1696

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1696 Stefani By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1711

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1711 Connolly et al. By McNerney

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1722

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1722 Hadwick et al. By Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1784

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1784 Pellerin et al. By Gonzalez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1786

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1786 Harabedian By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1801

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1801 Lee By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1809

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1809 Fong By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1837

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1837 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1860

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1860 McKinnor By Pérez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1864

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1864 Berman By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 1999

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1999 Kalra et al. By Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2024

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2024 Nguyen et al. By Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2075

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2075 Bennett By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2116

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2116 Schiavo By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2143

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2143 Irwin et al. By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2186

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2186 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2233

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2233 Ta et al. By Valladares

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2249

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2249 Irwin By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2255

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2255 Pellerin By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2320

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2320 Ta By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2380

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2380 Papan By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2397

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2397 Ta By Seyarto

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2415

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2415 Hoover By Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2418

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2418 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2458

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2458 Bennett By Allen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2542

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2542 Patterson By Valladares

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2576

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2576 Harabedian et al. By Pérez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2618

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2618 Connolly By McNerney

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2634

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2636

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2636 Pacheco By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2660

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2660 Alvarez et al. By Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2766

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2766 Ahrens et al. By Wahab

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2780

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2780 P. E. & R. (McKinnor) By Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 799

Unfinished Business SB799 Allen Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 881

Unfinished Business SB881 McNerney et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 941

Unfinished Business SB941 Padilla et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1115

Unfinished Business SB1115 Grove Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SJR 7

Unfinished Business SJR7 Cervantes et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1562

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1562 Jackson By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1601

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1601 Rogers By Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1944

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1944 Lee By Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2004

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2004 Alanis et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2067

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2067 Patel By Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2180

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2180 Ward et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2292

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2292 Ward By Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2402

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2402 Boerner By Jones

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2624

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2624 Bonta et al. By Gonzalez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 308

Unfinished Business SB308 Seyarto et al. Concurrence