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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 SB 346

Unfinished Business SB346 Durazo et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 391

Unfinished Business SB391 Laird Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 395

Unfinished Business SB395 Wiener et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 543

Unfinished Business SB543 McNerney et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 544

Unfinished Business SB544 Laird Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 697

Unfinished Business SB697 Laird Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 765

Unfinished Business SB765 Niello Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AJR 5

Assembly 3rd Reading AJR5 Lee et al. By Gonzalez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1293

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1296

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1309

Do pass

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Voted Yea on AB 1312

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1314

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1319

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1324

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1329

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1331

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1332

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1336

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1340

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1344

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1348

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1356

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1362

Do pass

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Voted Yea on AB 1363

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1370

Do pass

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Voted Yea on AB 1373

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1376

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1377

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1378

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1390

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1392

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1398

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1400

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1411

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1413

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1417

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1418

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1438

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1440

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1441

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1445

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1448

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1454

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1457

Consent Calendar 2nd AB1457 Bryan

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1476

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1515

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1485

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1487

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1520

Do pass