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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 1423

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1423 Irwin By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 1511

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1511 ELECTIONS (Pellerin) By Cervantes

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Voted Yea on AB 1513

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1513 ELECTIONS (Pellerin) By Cervantes

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Voted Yea on AB 1514

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1514 L. & E. (Ortega) By Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on AB 1521

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1521 JUD. (Kalra) By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 1531

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1531 E.M. (Ransom) By Padilla

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Voted Yea on AB 1532

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1532 C. & C. (Boerner) By McNerney Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 1533

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1533 Wicks By Caballero Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 62

Unfinished Business SB62 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 221

Unfinished Business SB221 Ochoa Bogh et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 358

Unfinished Business SB358 Becker Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 362

Unfinished Business SB362 Grayson Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 484

Unfinished Business SB484 Laird Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 639

Unfinished Business SB639 Ashby Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 653

Unfinished Business SB653 Cortese et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 783

Unfinished Business SB783 Rubio et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 785

Unfinished Business SB785 Caballero Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 862

Unfinished Business SB862 HEALTH (Menjivar) Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 863

Unfinished Business SB863 REV. & TAX. (McNerney) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 42

Special Consent AB42 Bryan

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Voted Yea on AB 79

Special Consent AB79 Arambula By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 81

Special Consent AB81 Ta et al. By Grove

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Voted Yea on AB 88

Special Consent AB88 Ta et al. By Seyarto

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Voted Yea on AB 94

Assembly 3rd Reading AB94 Bennett By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 220

Special Consent AB220 Jackson et al

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Voted Yea on AB 239

Assembly 3rd Reading AB239 Harabedian et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 251

Assembly 3rd Reading AB251 Kalra By Wahab

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Voted Yea on AB 321

Assembly 3rd Reading AB321 Schultz et al. By Wiener

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Voted Yea on AB 323

Special Consent AB323 Fong et al

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Voted Yea on AB 339

Assembly 3rd Reading AB339 Ortega By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 343

Special Consent AB343 Pacheco et al

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Voted Yea on AB 352

Assembly 3rd Reading AB352 Pacheco By Ashby

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Voted Yea on AB 399

Assembly 3rd Reading AB399 Boerner et al. By Padilla

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 413

Special Consent AB413 Fong

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Voted Yea on AB 424

Special Consent AB424 Davies

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Voted Yea on AB 480

Special Consent AB480 Quirk-Silva By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 486

Special Consent AB486 Lackey

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Voted Yea on AB 489

Special Consent AB489 Bonta et al. By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 509

Assembly 3rd Reading AB509 Flora By Rubio

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Voted Yea on AB 542

Special Consent AB542 Celeste Rodriguez

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Voted Yea on AB 563

Special Consent AB563 Jackson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 568

Assembly 3rd Reading AB568 Macedo By Grove

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Voted Yea on AB 592

Assembly 3rd Reading AB592 Gabriel et al. By Rubio

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Voted Yea on AB 620

Special Consent AB620 Jackson

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Voted Yea on AB 645

Special Consent AB645 Carrillo et al

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Voted Yea on AB 651

Special Consent AB651 Bryan et al

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Voted Yea on AB 681

Assembly 3rd Reading AB681 Elhawary By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 697

Assembly 3rd Reading AB697 Wilson By Cabaldon

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Voted Yea on AB 759

Special Consent AB759 Valencia By Ashby

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Voted Yea on AB 774

Special Consent AB774 Bauer-Kahan