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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
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1768

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1768 Bryan et al. By Durazo Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 877

Senate 3rd Reading SB877 Pérez et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 951

Senate 3rd Reading SB951 Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1013

Senate 3rd Reading SB1013 Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1091

Senate 3rd Reading SB1091 Caballero et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1030

Senate 3rd Reading SB1030 Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1046

Senate 3rd Reading SB1046 Blakespear et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1112

Senate 3rd Reading SB1112 Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1116

Senate 3rd Reading SB1116 Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1164

Senate 3rd Reading SB1164 Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1201

Senate 3rd Reading SB1201 McNerney et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1218

Senate 3rd Reading SB1218 Arreguín et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1312

Senate 3rd Reading SB1312 Richardson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 171

Senate 3rd Reading SCR171 McNerney et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 868

Senate 3rd Reading SB868 Wiener et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 872

Senate 3rd Reading SB872 McNerney et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 874

Senate 3rd Reading SB874 Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 881

Senate 3rd Reading SB881 McNerney et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 884

Senate 3rd Reading SB884 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 891

Senate 3rd Reading SB891 Cervantes et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 899

Senate 3rd Reading SB899 Grove et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 903

Senate 3rd Reading SB903 Padilla et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 908

Senate 3rd Reading SB908 Wiener et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 931

Senate 3rd Reading SB931 Laird et al. Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 991

Senate 3rd Reading SB991 Menjivar et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 934

Senate 3rd Reading SB934 Wiener et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 943

Senate 3rd Reading SB943 Becker et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 944

Senate 3rd Reading SB944 Wiener et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 947

Senate 3rd Reading SB947 McNerney et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 950

Senate 3rd Reading SB950 Weber Pierson et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 957

Senate 3rd Reading SB957 Pérez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 959

Senate 3rd Reading SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 964

Senate 3rd Reading SB964 Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 988

Senate 3rd Reading SB988 Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 994

Senate 3rd Reading SB994 Cabaldon et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 998

Senate 3rd Reading SB998 Gonzalez et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1000

Senate 3rd Reading SB1000 Becker Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1003

Senate 3rd Reading SB1003 Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1004

Senate 3rd Reading SB1004 Wiener et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1012

Senate 3rd Reading SB1012 Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1014

Senate 3rd Reading SB1014 Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1024

Senate 3rd Reading SB1024 Menjivar et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1048

Senate 3rd Reading SB1048 Becker et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1049

Senate 3rd Reading SB1049 Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1056

Senate 3rd Reading SB1056 Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1067

Senate 3rd Reading SB1067 Weber Pierson et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1069

Senate 3rd Reading SB1069 Grayson et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1077

Senate 3rd Reading SB1077 Gonzalez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1106

Senate 3rd Reading SB1106 Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1108

Senate 3rd Reading SB1108 Caballero et al