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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

7,173 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 763

Unfinished Business SB763 Hurtado Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 767

Unfinished Business SB767 Richardson et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 775

Unfinished Business SB775 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 776

Unfinished Business SB776 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 787

Unfinished Business SB787 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 809

Unfinished Business SB809 Durazo et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 822

Unfinished Business SB822 Becker et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 839

Unfinished Business SB839 Laird Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 840

W/O REF. TO FILE SB840 Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 840

W/O REF. TO FILE SB840 Limón Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 848

Unfinished Business SB848 Pérez et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 851

Unfinished Business SB851 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 861

Unfinished Business SB861 B., P. & E.D. (Ashby) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 66

Special Consent SR66 McGuire

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 774

Unfinished Business SB774 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 775

Unfinished Business SB775 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 776

Unfinished Business SB776 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 777

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 777

Unfinished Business SB777 Richardson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 787

Unfinished Business SB787 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 809

Unfinished Business SB809 Durazo et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 822

Unfinished Business SB822 Becker et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 838

Unfinished Business SB838 Durazo Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 839

Unfinished Business SB839 Laird Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 840

W/O REF. TO FILE SB840 Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 848

Unfinished Business SB848 Pérez et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 851

Unfinished Business SB851 Cervantes et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 861

Unfinished Business SB861 B., P. & E.D. (Ashby) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 66

Special Consent SR66 McGuire

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 105

Senate 3rd Reading SCR105 Wahab et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 8

Assembly 3rd Reading AB8 Aguiar-Curry By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 45

Assembly 3rd Reading AB45 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 144

Assembly 3rd Reading AB144 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 149

Assembly 3rd Reading AB149 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 154

Assembly 3rd Reading AB154 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 226

Assembly 3rd Reading AB226 Calderon et al. By Umberg Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 234

Assembly 3rd Reading AB234 Calderon et al. By Caballero Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 299

Assembly 3rd Reading AB299 Gabriel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 366

Assembly 3rd Reading AB366 Petrie-Norris et al. By Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 378

Assembly 3rd Reading AB378 Valencia et al. By Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 572

Assembly 3rd Reading AB572 Kalra et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 596

Assembly 2nd Reading AB596 Ortega By Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 695

Assembly 3rd Reading AB695 Fong et al. By Rubio Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 715

Assembly 2nd Reading AB715 Zbur et al. By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 732

Assembly 3rd Reading AB732 Macedo By McNerney

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 789

Assembly 3rd Reading AB789 Bonta et al. By Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 808

Assembly 3rd Reading AB808 Addis By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 825

Assembly 2nd Reading AB825 Petrie-Norris et al. By Becker

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 847

Assembly 3rd Reading AB847 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 870

Assembly 2nd Reading AB870 Hadwick By Seyarto