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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

7,173 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2409

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2409 Valencia By McNerney

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2411

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2411 McKinnor By Richardson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2414

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2414 Nguyen By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2414

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2414 Nguyen By Reyes Motion to Reconsider Reconsider

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2428

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2428 Celeste Rodriguez By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2429

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2429 Blanca Rubio By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2448

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2448 Berman et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2460

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2460 Celeste Rodriguez By Pérez

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2468

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2468 Patel By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2471

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2471 E.M. (Ransom) By Stern

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2476

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2476 Ellis By Grove

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2484

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2484 Alvarez et al. By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2493

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2493 Petrie-Norris By Stern

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2493

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2493 Petrie-Norris By Stern Motion to Reconsider Reconsider

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2494

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2494 Rogers et al. By McGuire

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2496

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2496 Solache By Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2505

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2505 Carrillo By Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2507

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2507 Nguyen et al. By Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2524

AB2524 Gipson By Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2555

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2555 Patel et al. By Pérez Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2561

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2561 Valencia By Jones

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2605

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2605 Arambula et al. By Cortese

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2613

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2613 Sharp-Collins et al. By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2619

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2619 Papan By Padilla

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2635

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2635 Celeste Rodriguez By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2684

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2684 Nguyen By Wahab

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2764

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2764

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar Motion to Reconsider Reconsider

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2764

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2764 Ahrens et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2765

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2765 Ahrens et al. By McNerney Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2783

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2783 JUD. (Kalra) By Reyes Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2788

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2788 TRANS. (Wilson)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2795

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2795 B. & F. (Valencia) By Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 608

Unfinished Business SB608 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 633

Unfinished Business SB633 Blakespear Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 700

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 865

Unfinished Business SB865 Ashby Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 868

Unfinished Business SB868 Wiener et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 908

Unfinished Business SB908 Wiener et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 909

Unfinished Business SB909 Smallwood-Cuevas Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 925

Unfinished Business SB925 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 937

Unfinished Business SB937 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 942

Unfinished Business SB942 Caballero et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 969

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 988

Unfinished Business SB988 Grayson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 998

Unfinished Business SB998 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1014

Unfinished Business SB1014 Grayson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1077

Unfinished Business SB1077 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1114

Unfinished Business SB1114 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1116

Unfinished Business SB1116 Caballero Concurrence