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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

7,667 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 114

Senate 3rd Reading SB114 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 115

Senate 3rd Reading SB115 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 116

Senate 3rd Reading SB116 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 117

Senate 3rd Reading SB117 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 118

Senate 3rd Reading SB118 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 119

Senate 3rd Reading SB119 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 120

Senate 3rd Reading SB120 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 121

Senate 3rd Reading SB121 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 13

Senate 3rd Reading SR13 Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 122

Senate 3rd Reading SB122 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SR 24

Senate 3rd Reading SR24 Wahab et al

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Voted Yea on SR 26

Senate 3rd Reading SR26 Padilla et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 123

Senate 3rd Reading SB123 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 124

Senate 3rd Reading SB124 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 125

Senate 3rd Reading SB125 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 127

Senate 3rd Reading SB127 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 128

Senate 3rd Reading SB128 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 129

Senate 3rd Reading SB129 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 130

Senate 3rd Reading SB130 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 131

Senate 3rd Reading SB131 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 163

Senate 3rd Reading SB163 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 132

Senate 3rd Reading SB132 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 133

Senate 3rd Reading SB133 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 134

Senate 3rd Reading SB134 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 135

Senate 3rd Reading SB135 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 136

Senate 3rd Reading SB136 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 137

Senate 3rd Reading SB137 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 138

Senate 3rd Reading SB138 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 139

Senate 3rd Reading SB139 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SB 140

Senate 3rd Reading SB140 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 141

Senate 3rd Reading SB141 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 142

Senate 3rd Reading SB142 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 143

Senate 3rd Reading SB143 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 144

Senate 3rd Reading SB144 B. & F.R. (Wiener)

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Voted Yea on SCR 35

Senate 3rd Reading SCR35 Grayson

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Voted Yea on SCR 38

Senate 3rd Reading SCR38 Grove et al

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 262

Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 92

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Local Government]

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 233

Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar

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Voted Yea on SB 49

Senate 3rd Reading SB49 Grove et al. Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on SCR 31

Senate 3rd Reading SCR31 Allen

Cosponsored
Cosponsored SCR 41

Special Olympics Day.

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Voted Yea on SCR 37

Senate 3rd Reading SCR37 Wiener

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Voted Yea on SCR 29

Senate 3rd Reading SCR29 McNerney

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Voted Yea on ACR 33

Special Consent ACR33 Zbur et al

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Voted Yea on ACR 29

Special Consent ACR29 Irwin et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 26

Senate 3rd Reading SB26 Umberg et al. Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on ACR 19

Special Consent ACR19 Macedo et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SR 23

Senate 3rd Reading SR23 Rubio et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACR 27

Special Consent ACR27 Blanca Rubio et al