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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 1250

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1250 Papan By Strickland

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Voted Yea on AB 1258

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1258 Kalra By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 1322

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1322 AGRI. (Soria) By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1339

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1339 Mark González et al. By Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1384

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1384 Nguyen et al. By Richardson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1408

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1408 Irwin et al. By Padilla

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 9

Unfinished Business SB9 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 87

Unfinished Business SB87 Seyarto et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 272

Unfinished Business SB272 Becker et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 281

Unfinished Business SB281 Pérez et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 390

Unfinished Business SB390 Becker et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 480

Unfinished Business SB480 Archuleta Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 507

Unfinished Business SB507 Limón Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 650

Unfinished Business SB650 Cabaldon Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 731

Unfinished Business SB731 Archuleta Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 757

Unfinished Business SB757 Richardson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 764

Unfinished Business SB764 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AJR 12

Consent Calendar 2nd AJR12 Ahrens et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 49

Assembly 3rd Reading AB49 Muratsuchi et al. By Gonzalez Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 59

Assembly 3rd Reading AB59 Aguiar-Curry By Cabaldon

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Voted Yea on AB 87

Assembly 3rd Reading AB87 Boerner By Padilla

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Voted Yea on AB 238

Assembly 3rd Reading AB238 Harabedian et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 344

Assembly 3rd Reading AB344 Valencia By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 391

Assembly 3rd Reading AB391 Michelle Rodriguez By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 414

Assembly 3rd Reading AB414 Pellerin By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 435

Assembly 3rd Reading AB435 Wilson By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 438

Assembly 3rd Reading AB438 Hadwick By Limón

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 482

Assembly 3rd Reading AB482 Solache By Hurtado

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 492

Assembly 3rd Reading AB492 Valencia et al. By Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 503

Assembly 3rd Reading AB503 Mark González By Pérez Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 516

Assembly 3rd Reading AB516 Kalra et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 571

Assembly 3rd Reading AB571 Quirk-Silva et al. By Archuleta Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 574

Assembly 3rd Reading AB574 Mark González et al. By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 581

Assembly 3rd Reading AB581 Bennett By Ochoa Bogh

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 583

Assembly 3rd Reading AB583 Pellerin By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 627

Assembly 3rd Reading AB627 Stefani et al. By Richardson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 652

Assembly 3rd Reading AB652 Alvarez By Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 671

Assembly 3rd Reading AB671 Wicks et al. By Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 696

Assembly 3rd Reading AB696 Ransom et al. By Stern

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1008

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1008 Addis By Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1150

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1150 Schultz By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1154

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1154 Carrillo By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1175

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1175 Irwin By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1213

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1213 Stefani By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1255

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1255 ED. (Muratsuchi) By Pérez Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1369

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1369 Ramos By Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1523

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1523 JUD. (Kalra) By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 81

Unfinished Business SB81 Arreguín et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 98

Unfinished Business SB98 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 303

Unfinished Business SB303 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence