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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 57

Assembly 3rd Reading AB57 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on AB 62

Assembly 3rd Reading AB62 McKinnor et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on AB 255

Assembly 3rd Reading AB255 Haney et al. By Caballero

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Voted Yea on AB 316

Assembly 3rd Reading AB316 Krell By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 320

Assembly 3rd Reading AB320 Bennett By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 330

Assembly 3rd Reading AB330 Rogers By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 341

Assembly 3rd Reading AB341 Arambula By Grayson

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Voted Yea on AB 367

Assembly 3rd Reading AB367 Bennett et al. By Limón

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Voted Yea on AB 368

Assembly 3rd Reading AB368 Ward et al. By Becker

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Voted Yea on AB 383

Assembly 3rd Reading AB383 Davies By Ochoa Bogh

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Voted Yea on AB 393

Assembly 3rd Reading AB393 Connolly et al. By Richardson

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Voted Yea on AB 411

Assembly 3rd Reading AB411 Papan et al. By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 440

Assembly 3rd Reading AB440 Ramos et al. By Rubio

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Voted Yea on AB 449

Assembly 3rd Reading AB449 Jackson By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 499

Assembly 3rd Reading AB499 Ortega By Richardson

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Voted Yea on AB 506

Assembly 3rd Reading AB506 Bennett et al. By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 535

Assembly 3rd Reading AB535 Schiavo et al. By Cervantes

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Voted Yea on AB 546

Assembly 3rd Reading AB546 Caloza et al. By Limón Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 560

Assembly 3rd Reading AB560 Addis et al. By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 648

Assembly 3rd Reading AB648 Zbur et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 662

Assembly 3rd Reading AB662 Alvarez By Padilla

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Voted Yea on AB 677

Assembly 3rd Reading AB677 Bryan et al. By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 749

Assembly 3rd Reading AB749 McKinnor et al. By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 764

Assembly 3rd Reading AB764 Jeff Gonzalez By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 772

Assembly 3rd Reading AB772 Lowenthal et al. By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 797

Assembly 3rd Reading AB797 Harabedian By Ashby Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 822

Assembly 3rd Reading AB822 Elhawary By Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 828

Assembly 3rd Reading AB828 Mark González By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 831

Assembly 3rd Reading AB831 Valencia By Cervantes

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Voted Yea on AB 836

Assembly 3rd Reading AB836 Stefani et al. By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 867

Assembly 3rd Reading AB867 Lee et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 890

Assembly 3rd Reading AB890 Lee et al. By Ochoa Bogh

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 899

Assembly 3rd Reading AB899 Ransom By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 930

Assembly 3rd Reading AB930 Ward By Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 952

Assembly 3rd Reading AB952 Elhawary By Seyarto

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 953

Assembly 3rd Reading AB953 Pacheco et al. By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1041

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1041 Bennett et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1075

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1075 Bryan et al. By Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1103

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1103 Ward By Padilla

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Voted Yea on AB 1123

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1123 Muratsuchi By Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1269

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1269 Bryan et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1296

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1296 Bonta et al. By Cabaldon

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Voted Yea on AB 1303

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1303 Valencia et al. By Gonzalez

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Voted Yea on AB 1312

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1312 Schiavo By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 1318

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1318 Bonta et al. By McNerney Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 1326

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1326 Ahrens By Becker

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Voted Yea on AB 1329

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1329 Ortega By Caballero

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Voted Yea on AB 1340

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1340 Wicks et al. By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 1348

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1348 Bains By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 1378

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1378 Rogers et al. By Arreguín