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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

7,521 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 149

Assembly 3rd Reading AB149 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

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Voted Yea on AB 154

Assembly 3rd Reading AB154 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Wiener

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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

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 881

Assembly 3rd Reading AB881 Petrie-Norris et al. By Stern

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 888

Assembly 3rd Reading AB888 Calderon et al. By Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 940

Assembly 2nd Reading AB940 Wicks et al. By Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 962

Assembly 3rd Reading AB962 Hoover By Allen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 963

Assembly 3rd Reading AB963 Petrie-Norris By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1036

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1036 Schultz By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1043

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1043 Wicks et al. By Umberg

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 1079

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1079 Ávila Farías By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1084

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1084 Zbur et al. By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1098

Assembly 2nd Reading AB1098 Fong et al. By Padilla

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1108

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1108 Hart et al. By Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1127

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1127 Gabriel et al. By Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1143

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1143 Bennett By Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1156

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1156 Wicks By Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1178

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1178 Pacheco et al. By Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1207

Assembly 2nd Reading AB1207 Irwin et al. By Limón Urgency Clause

VoteNay
Voted Nay on AB 1231

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1231 Elhawary et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1273

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1273 Patterson By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1376

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1376 Bonta et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1388

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1388 Bryan By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1454

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1454 Rivas et al. By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 7

Unfinished Business SB7 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 11

Unfinished Business SB11 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 22

Unfinished Business SB22 Laird Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 24

Unfinished Business SB24 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 27

Unfinished Business SB27 Umberg Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 34

Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Motion to Reconsider Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 34

Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Motion to Reconsider Concurrence Reconsider

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 34

Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Motion to Reconsider Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 34

Unfinished Business SB34 Richardson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 37

Unfinished Business SB37 Umberg Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 42

Unfinished Business SB42 Umberg et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 48

W/O REF. TO FILE SB48 Gonzalez