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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

7,329 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 965

Senate 3rd Reading SB965 Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1038

Senate 3rd Reading SB1038 Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1055

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1055 Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1165

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1165 Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1175

Senate 3rd Reading SB1175 Rubio et al. Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1187

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1187 Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1207

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1207 Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1267

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1267 Allen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1388

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1388 Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1389

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1389 Dahle

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1405

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1405 Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1410

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1410 Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1431

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1431 E. & C.A. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1432

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1432 E. & C.A. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1436

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1436 REV. & TAX. (McNerney)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1443

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1443 ED. (Pérez)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1444

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1444 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1445

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1445 B., P. & E.D. (Wahab)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 106

Senate 3rd Reading SR106 Cortese et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 130

Special Consent ACR130 Ta et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 141

Special Consent ACR141 Ta et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 150

Special Consent ACR150 Michelle Rodriguez

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Voted Yea on ACR 152

Special Consent ACR152 Davies et al. By Rubio

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Voted Yea on ACR 160

Special Consent ACR160 Sharp-Collins et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 161

Special Consent ACR161 Addis et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 170

Special Consent ACR170 Wallis et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 171

Special Consent ACR171 Celeste Rodriguez

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Voted Yea on ACR 172

Special Consent ACR172 Macedo et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 84

Senate 3rd Reading SCR84 Blakespear et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 144

Special Consent SCR144 Seyarto et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 153

Senate 3rd Reading SCR153 Grove et al. By Jones

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 162

Senate 3rd Reading SCR162 Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 165

Senate 3rd Reading SCR165 Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 167

Senate 3rd Reading SCR167 Ochoa Bogh et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 984

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1084

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

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 1096

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1096

[First] hearing set for [05-06-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1113

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1137

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1151

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1249

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1329

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1406

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1415

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1424

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 123

Senate 3rd Reading SCR123 Umberg et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 146

Senate 3rd Reading SCR146 Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 154

Senate 3rd Reading SCR154 Umberg et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 164

Senate 3rd Reading SCR164 Weber Pierson et al