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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

7,019 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1815

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1960

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1964

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1997

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

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Voted Absent on AB 2005

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2055

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2046

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2074

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2093

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2110

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2146

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Voted Yea on AB 2166

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Voted Yea on AB 2168

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Voted Yea on AB 2263

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Voted Yea on AB 2329

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2385

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2397

Do pass as amended, and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

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Voted Yea on AB 2473

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2475

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2541

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2679

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Natural Resources and Water]

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Voted Yea on AB 2719

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2748

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

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Voted Yea on AB 112

Assembly 3rd Reading AB112 Gabriel By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 182

Assembly 3rd Reading AB182 Pellerin et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 150

Assembly 3rd Reading AB150 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al. By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 152

Assembly 3rd Reading AB152 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al

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Voted Yea on AB 179

Assembly 3rd Reading AB179 Budget (Assembly Members Gabriel (Chair)) et al. By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 181

Assembly 3rd Reading AB181 Alvarez et al. By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 308

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Voted Yea on AB 441

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Voted Yea on AB 805

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Voted Yea on AB 907

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Voted Yea on AB 1048

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Voted Yea on AB 1049

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Voted Yea on AB 1662

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Voted Yea on AB 1628

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Voted Yea on AB 1629

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