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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 1240

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1241

Placed on suspense file

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1271

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1312

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1327

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1340

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 92

Senate 3rd Reading SR92 Becker et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 140

Senate 3rd Reading SCR140 Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 88

Senate 3rd Reading SR88 Blakespear et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 90

Senate 3rd Reading SR90 Gonzalez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 974

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1078

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1120

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1275

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

VoteNay
Voted Nay on SB 1277

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1277

[First] hearing set for [04-08-2026]: Failed passage in Committee. Reconsideration granted

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1287

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1314

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1349

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1407

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 962

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 990

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1018

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1034

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1042

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1116

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1117

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1167

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1174

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1177

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1246

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1250

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1267

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1279

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1408

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Revenue and Taxation]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1426

Do pass and be ordered to the Consent Calendar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 81

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 96

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 97

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 101

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 109

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 117

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 119

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 121

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 129

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1094

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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 138

Senate 3rd Reading SCR138 Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2156

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2156 Rivas et al. By Limón Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 968

Consent Calendar 2nd SB968 Becker et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1005

Consent Calendar 2nd SB1005 Caballero