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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

6,794 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 902

Unfinished Business SB902 Grayson et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 994

Unfinished Business SB994 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1175

Unfinished Business SB1175 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1193

Unfinished Business SB1193 Wahab et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1196

Unfinished Business SB1196 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1274

Unfinished Business SB1274 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1307

Unfinished Business SB1307 Jones Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1375

Unfinished Business SB1375 Cortese et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1381

Unfinished Business SB1381 Cervantes Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1112

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1112 Wallis By Ochoa Bogh

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1551

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1551 Krell By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 1637

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1637 Caloza By Archuleta

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Voted Yea on AB 1647

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1647 Bryan et al. By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 1656

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1656 Davies By Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1657

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1657 Rogers et al. By Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1660

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1660 Schiavo By Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1712

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1712 Pacheco By Archuleta

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Voted Yea on AB 1817

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1817 Addis By Reyes

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Voted Yea on AB 1875

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1875 Hart et al. By Wahab

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1892

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1892 Davies By Choi

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1894

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1894 Blanca Rubio By Rubio

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Voted Yea on AB 1908

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1908 McKinnor et al. By Durazo Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1910

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1910 Boerner By Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on AB 1954

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1954 Ward By Ochoa Bogh

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Voted Yea on AB 1957

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1957 Pacheco By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 1977

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1977 Irwin By Caballero

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Voted Yea on AB 2001

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2001 Stefani By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2052

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2052 Stefani By Rubio

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2107

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2107 Pellerin By Pérez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2224

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2224 Hadwick et al. By Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2263

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2263 Kalra et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2346

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2346 Wilson et al. By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2476

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2476 Ellis By Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2503

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2503 Wallis By Padilla

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2523

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2523 Fong By Gonzalez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2538

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2538 Macedo et al. By Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2595

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2595 Papan By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 607

Unfinished Business SB607 Wiener et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 832

Unfinished Business SB832 Allen et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 918

Unfinished Business SB918 Seyarto et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 930

Unfinished Business SB930 Reyes Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 952

Unfinished Business SB952 Laird Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1005

Unfinished Business SB1005 Caballero et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1055

Unfinished Business SB1055 Laird Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1082

Unfinished Business SB1082 Niello Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1129

Unfinished Business SB1129 Caballero Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1253

Unfinished Business SB1253 Laird Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1285

Unfinished Business SB1285 Durazo et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 227

Special Consent ACR227 Sharp-Collins

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AJR 9

Assembly 3rd Reading AJR9 Wallis et al. By Laird