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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 672

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 739

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 939

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 956

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1165

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1184

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1573

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1668

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1890

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2022

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Military and Veterans Affairs]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2035

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2128

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2162

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2320

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2390

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2641

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2692

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1096

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 431

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1614

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1625

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1944

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2453

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 126

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 137

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 142

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 169

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 155

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SJR 16

Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 72

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor, Public Employment and Retirement ]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 375

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 685

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1587

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1637

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1760

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1785

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1973

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2025

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2249

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2532

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2697

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 104

Consent Calendar 2nd SR104 Becker et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 173

Be adopted. Ordered to third reading

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 129

Consent Calendar 2nd ACR129 Haney et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 164

Consent Calendar 2nd ACR164 Bains et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 166

Consent Calendar 2nd ACR166 Ávila Farías et al

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 277

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1382

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1733

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 2085

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