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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 767

Unfinished Business SB767 Richardson et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 771

Unfinished Business SB771 Stern et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 779

Unfinished Business SB779 Archuleta Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 792

Unfinished Business SB792 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 793

Unfinished Business SB793 Archuleta Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 805

Unfinished Business SB805 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 820

Unfinished Business SB820 Stern Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 852

Unfinished Business SB852 E. & C.A. (Cervantes) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 853

Special Consent SB853 L., P.E. & R. (Smallwood-Cuevas)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 857

Special Consent SB857 PUB. S. (Arreguín)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 864

Unfinished Business SB864 Padilla et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 55

Special Consent SR55 Hurtado

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Voted Yea on SR 59

Special Consent SR59 Niello

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Voted Yea on SR 61

Special Consent SR61 Pérez et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 12

Special Consent ACR12 Quirk-Silva et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 13

Special Consent ACR13 Jackson By Umberg

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Voted Yea on ACR 102

Special Consent ACR102 Ramos et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 105

Special Consent ACR105 McKinnor et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 108

Special Consent ACR108 Hoover et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 111

Special Consent ACR111 Sharp-Collins

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Voted Yea on ACR 113

Special Consent ACR113 Bauer-Kahan By Umberg

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Voted Yea on ACR 114

Special Consent ACR114 Pacheco et al

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Voted Yea on SCR 103

Special Consent SCR103 Caballero et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1 Connolly et al. By Allen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 16

Assembly 3rd Reading AB16 Alanis By Alvarado-Gil

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 56

Assembly 3rd Reading AB56 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 91

Special Consent AB91 Harabedian et al. By Pérez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 245

Special Consent AB245 Gipson By Umberg Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 253

Assembly 3rd Reading AB253 Ward et al. By Wiener Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 265

Special Consent AB265 Caloza et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 290

Assembly 3rd Reading AB290 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Allen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 301

Assembly 3rd Reading AB301 Schiavo et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 325

Assembly 3rd Reading AB325 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 349

Special Consent AB349 Dixon By Wahab

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 357

Assembly 3rd Reading AB357 Alvarez By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 394

Assembly 3rd Reading AB394 Wilson et al. By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 400

Special Consent AB400 Pacheco et al. By Rubio

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 445

Special Consent AB445 Aguiar-Curry By Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 451

Assembly 3rd Reading AB451 Petrie-Norris By Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 462

Assembly 3rd Reading AB462 Lowenthal et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 468

Assembly 3rd Reading AB468 Gabriel et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 476

Assembly 3rd Reading AB476 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 478

Special Consent AB478 Zbur et al. By Allen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 484

Assembly 3rd Reading AB484 Dixon By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 531

Assembly 3rd Reading AB531 Rogers et al. By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 562

Special Consent AB562 Solache et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 596

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 607

Special Consent AB607 Celeste Rodriguez By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 630

Assembly 3rd Reading AB630 Mark González et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 653

Special Consent AB653 Lackey et al. By Grove