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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

7,175 events, each with its source
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Voted Yea on AB 2319

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2403

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Voted Yea on AB 2415

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2433

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2465

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2576

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2650

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2601

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2612

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2626

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 2667

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1540

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1569

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 1588

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1599

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 1608

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1749

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1756

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

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Voted Yea on AB 1805

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]

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Voted Yea on AB 1832

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]

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Voted Yea on AB 1836

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 1837

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection]

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Voted Yea on AB 1913

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

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Voted Absent on AB 1919

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2012

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2015

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2024

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2307

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 2346

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2372

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 2437

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

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Voted Absent on AB 2484

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2543

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Energy, Utilities and Communications]

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Voted Yea on AB 2560

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2595

Do pass

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Voted Yea on AB 2717

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2761

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

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Voted Yea on AB 2788

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

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Voted Yea on ACR 162

Be adopted, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations]

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Voted Absent on AB 375

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Voted Absent on AB 431

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Voted Absent on AB 647

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Voted Absent on AB 685

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Voted Absent on AB 1439

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