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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 AB 992

Assembly 3rd Reading AB992 Irwin By Seyarto

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1028

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1028 Fong et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1037

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1037 Elhawary By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1074

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1074 Patel By Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1078

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1078 Berman et al. By Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1094

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1094 Bains et al. By Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1096

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1096 Connolly By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1104

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1104 Pellerin By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1125

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1125 Nguyen By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1167

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1167 Berman et al. By McNerney

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1195

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1195 Quirk-Silva By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1197

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1197 Calderon By Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1224

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1224 Valencia et al. By Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1249

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1249 Wilson By Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1250

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1250 Papan By Strickland

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1261

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1261 Bonta et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1275

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1275 Elhawary By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1280

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1280 Garcia et al. By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1308

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1308 Hoover et al. By Jones

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1336

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1336 Addis By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1392

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1392 Sharp-Collins et al. By Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1400

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1400 Soria et al. By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1410

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1410 Garcia By Rubio

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1411

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1411 Sharp-Collins By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1414

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1414 Ransom et al. By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1455

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1455 Bryan By Becker Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1487

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1487 Addis et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1501

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1501 Berman By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1502

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1502 Berman By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1503

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1503 Berman et al. By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1504

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1504 Berman By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1520

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1520 W., P., & W. (Papan) By Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1525

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1525 JUD. (Kalra) By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 5

Unfinished Business SB5 Cabaldon Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 20

Unfinished Business SB20 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 21

Unfinished Business SB21 Durazo et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 40

Unfinished Business SB40 Wiener et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 50

Unfinished Business SB50 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 68

Unfinished Business SB68 Menjivar Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 86

Unfinished Business SB86 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 261

Unfinished Business SB261 Wahab et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 262

Unfinished Business SB262 Wahab et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 275

Unfinished Business SB275 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 278

Unfinished Business SB278 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 279

Unfinished Business SB279 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 291

Unfinished Business SB291 Grayson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 301

Unfinished Business SB301 Grayson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 306

Unfinished Business SB306 Becker Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 340

Unfinished Business SB340 Laird et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 355

Unfinished Business SB355 Pérez et al. Concurrence