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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

7,786 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1808

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1808 Carrillo et al. By Valladares Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 1129

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1129 Celeste Rodriguez By Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on AB 775

Assembly 3rd Reading AB775 Fong By Cervantes

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Voted Yea on AB 635

Assembly 3rd Reading AB635 Ahrens et al. By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 28

Assembly 3rd Reading AB28 Schiavo et al. By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 69

Assembly 3rd Reading AB69 Calderon et al. By Padilla

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Voted Yea on AB 220

Assembly 3rd Reading AB220 Jackson et al. By Weber Pierson

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Voted Yea on AB 788

Assembly 3rd Reading AB788 Quirk-Silva et al. By Menjivar

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Voted Yea on AB 929

Assembly 3rd Reading AB929 Connolly By Richardson

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Voted Yea on AB 1099

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1099 Bryan By Ashby

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Voted Yea on AB 1159

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1159 Addis By Padilla

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Voted Yea on AB 1198

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1198 Haney By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 1383

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1383 McKinnor et al. By Grayson

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Voted Yea on AB 1405

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1405 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Wiener

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Voted Yea on AB 1537

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1537 Bryan et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 1540

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1540 Mark González et al. By Menjivar Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 1555

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1555 Hadwick et al. By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 1578

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1578 Jackson et al. By Wiener

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Voted Yea on AB 1588

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1588 Stefani et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 1609

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1609 Zbur By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 1627

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1627 Ávila Farías et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 1687

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1687 Lackey et al. By Archuleta

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Voted Yea on AB 1699

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1699 Rogers et al. By Grayson Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 1776

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1776 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Ashby

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Voted Yea on AB 1813

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1813 Ward et al. By Caballero

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Voted Yea on AB 1843

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1843 Elhawary By Wiener

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Voted Yea on AB 1881

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1881 Ramos et al. By Cervantes

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Voted Yea on AB 1887

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1887 Zbur et al. By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 1896

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1896 Mark González et al. By Gonzalez

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Voted Yea on AB 1934

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1934 Bennett et al. By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 1960

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1960 Bennett et al. By Allen

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Voted Yea on AB 1976

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1976 Wicks By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 1981

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1981 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Reyes Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 2017

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2017 Haney et al. By Wahab

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Voted Yea on AB 2020

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2020 Gabriel By Cabaldon

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Voted Yea on AB 2032

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2032 Ransom By Ashby Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 2061

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2061 Chen et al. By Niello

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Voted Yea on AB 2103

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2103 Irwin By Cabaldon

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Voted Yea on AB 2121

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2121 Berman By Cabaldon

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Voted Yea on AB 2152

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2152 Mark González et al. By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 2221

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2221 Irwin By Weber Pierson

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Voted Yea on AB 2222

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2222 Ward et al. By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 2225

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2225 Patel et al. By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 2234

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2234 Papan By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 2281

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2281 Berman By Stern

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Voted Yea on AB 2294

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2294 Ta et al. By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 2319

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2319 Schultz et al. By Allen

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Voted Yea on AB 2321

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2321 Ortega et al. By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 2329

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2329 Fong et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2337

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2337 Lackey By Padilla