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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

7,629 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 510

Senate 3rd Reading SB510 Richardson et al

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Voted Yea on SB 8

Senate 3rd Reading SB8 Ashby et al

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Voted Yea on SB 371

Senate 3rd Reading SB371 Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 480

Senate 3rd Reading SB480 Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 83

Senate 3rd Reading SB83 Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 611

Senate 3rd Reading SB611 Richardson Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 845

Senate 3rd Reading SB845 Pérez et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 741

Senate 3rd Reading SB741 Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 486

Senate 3rd Reading SB486 Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 765

Senate 3rd Reading SB765 Niello

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 489

Senate 3rd Reading SB489 Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 491

Senate 3rd Reading SB491 Laird et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 62

Senate 3rd Reading SB62 Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 324

Senate 3rd Reading SB324 Menjivar et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 340

Senate 3rd Reading SB340 Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 332

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 761

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 754

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 750

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 749

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 763

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 764

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 747

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 745

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 744

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 743

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 739

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 766

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 767

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 769

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 771

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 727

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 724

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 723

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 720

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 756

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 718

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 717

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 774

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 716

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 775

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 712

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 776

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 711

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 777

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 777

[05-23-2025] set for [First] hearing: Reconsideration of favorable vote granted

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 710

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 704

Do pass as amended

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SCR 56

Senate 3rd Reading SCR56 Archuleta et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 703

Do pass