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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 779

Assembly 3rd Reading AB779 Lackey et al. By Valladares

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Voted Yea on AB 790

Special Consent AB790 Ávila Farías et al

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Voted Yea on AB 830

Assembly 3rd Reading AB830 Rogers By Grove

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Voted Yea on AB 833

Assembly 3rd Reading AB833 Alvarez By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 848

Special Consent AB848 Soria

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 931

Assembly 3rd Reading AB931 Kalra By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 993

Special Consent AB993 Hadwick

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 996

Special Consent AB996 Pellerin

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1002

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1002 Gabriel et al. By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 1046

Special Consent AB1046 Bains

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1067

Special Consent AB1067 Quirk-Silva

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1072

Special Consent AB1072 Pellerin

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1076

Special Consent AB1076 Addis

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Voted Yea on AB 1087

Special Consent AB1087 Patterson By Niello

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Voted Yea on AB 1134

Special Consent AB1134 Bains et al

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Voted Yea on AB 1136

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1136 Ortega et al. By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1200

Special Consent AB1200 Caloza

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1225

Special Consent AB1225 Bennett et al. By Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1239

Special Consent AB1239 Dixon et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1285

Special Consent AB1285 E.M. (Ransom)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1299

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1299 Bryan et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1306

Special Consent AB1306 Muratsuchi

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1309

Special Consent AB1309 Flora By Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1314

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1314 Ahrens By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 1344

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1344 Irwin et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1370

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1370 Patterson et al. By Ochoa Bogh

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1374

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1374 Berman et al. By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1398

Special Consent AB1398 Valencia

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1415

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1415 Bonta et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1438

Special Consent AB1438 Gallagher By Ochoa Bogh Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1508

Special Consent AB1508 M. & V.A. (Schiavo) By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 31

Unfinished Business SB31 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 230

Unfinished Business SB230 Laird et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 276

Unfinished Business SB276 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 412

Unfinished Business SB412 Limón et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 443

Unfinished Business SB443 Rubio Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 489

Unfinished Business SB489 Arreguín Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 617

Unfinished Business SB617 Arreguín Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 782

Unfinished Business SB782 Pérez Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 30

Assembly 3rd Reading AB30 Alvarez et al. By Richardson Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 43

Assembly 3rd Reading AB43 Schultz By Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 221

Assembly 3rd Reading AB221 Ramos et al. By Richardson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 224

Assembly 3rd Reading AB224 Bonta et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 248

Assembly 3rd Reading AB248 Bryan et al. By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 293

Assembly 3rd Reading AB293 Bennett By Hurtado

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 309

Assembly 3rd Reading AB309 Zbur et al. By Padilla Final Vote

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 310

Assembly 3rd Reading AB310 Alanis et al. By Valladares

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 348

Assembly 3rd Reading AB348 Krell et al. By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 361

Assembly 3rd Reading AB361 Schultz By Pérez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 365

Assembly 3rd Reading AB365 Schiavo By Durazo