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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

7,365 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 80

Unfinished Business SB80 Caballero et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 155

Unfinished Business SB155 B. & F.R. (Wiener) Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 158

W/O REF. TO FILE SB158 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 237

W/O REF. TO FILE SB237 Grayson

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Voted Yea on SB 245

Unfinished Business SB245 Reyes Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 254

W/O REF. TO FILE SB254 Becker

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Voted Yea on SB 254

W/O REF. TO FILE SB254 Becker Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on SB 271

Unfinished Business SB271 Reyes Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 274

Unfinished Business SB274 Cervantes et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 294

Unfinished Business SB294 Reyes et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 326

Unfinished Business SB326 Becker et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 351

Unfinished Business SB351 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 352

W/O REF. TO FILE SB352 Reyes

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Voted Yea on SB 378

Unfinished Business SB378 Wiener Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 414

Unfinished Business SB414 Ashby Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 404

Unfinished Business SB404 Caballero et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 415

Unfinished Business SB415 Reyes et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 429

Unfinished Business SB429 Cortese et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 451

Unfinished Business SB451 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 461

Unfinished Business SB461 Padilla Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 487

Unfinished Business SB487 Grayson et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 495

Unfinished Business SB495 Allen et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 541

Unfinished Business SB541 Becker et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 547

Unfinished Business SB547 Pérez et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 553

Unfinished Business SB553 Cortese Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 613

Unfinished Business SB613 Stern et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 614

Unfinished Business SB614 Stern et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 616

Unfinished Business SB616 Rubio et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 629

Unfinished Business SB629 Durazo et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 635

Unfinished Business SB635 Durazo et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 638

Unfinished Business SB638 Padilla et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 641

Unfinished Business SB641 Ashby et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 646

Unfinished Business SB646 Weber Pierson Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 647

Unfinished Business SB647 Hurtado Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 682

Unfinished Business SB682 Allen Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 703

Unfinished Business SB703 Richardson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 707

Unfinished Business SB707 Durazo et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 720

Unfinished Business SB720 Ashby et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 733

Unfinished Business SB733 Wahab et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 744

Unfinished Business SB744 Cabaldon Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 756

Unfinished Business SB756 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 760

Unfinished Business SB760 Allen et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 763

Unfinished Business SB763 Hurtado Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 767

Unfinished Business SB767 Richardson et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 775

Unfinished Business SB775 Ashby Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 776

Unfinished Business SB776 Ashby Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 787

Unfinished Business SB787 McNerney et al. Concurrence

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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