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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 2434

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2434 Bonta et al. By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2437

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2437 Chen By Jones

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2467

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2467 ED. (Patel) By Pérez Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2469

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2469 Papan By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2478

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2478 Schultz et al. By Ochoa Bogh

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2592

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2592 Pacheco et al. By Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2597

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2597 Wicks By Cervantes Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2604

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2604 Berman et al. By Cervantes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2667

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2667 Hadwick et al. By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2724

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2724 Bauer-Kahan By Grayson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2734

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2734 Hart By Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2739

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2739 Soria et al. By Menjivar

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2776

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2776 E.S. & T.M. (Connolly) By Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2784

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2784 JUD. (Kalra) By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2796

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2796 PUB. S. (Schultz) By Arreguín Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 99

Unfinished Business SB99 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 226

Unfinished Business SB226 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 259

Unfinished Business SB259 Wahab Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 328

Unfinished Business SB328 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 342

Unfinished Business SB342 Umberg et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 457

Unfinished Business SB457 Becker Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 534

Unfinished Business SB534 Padilla Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 561

Unfinished Business SB561 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 577

Unfinished Business SB577 Laird et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 632

Unfinished Business SB632 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 677

Unfinished Business SB677 Wiener et al. Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 685

Unfinished Business SB685 Cortese Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 691

Unfinished Business SB691 Wahab Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 741

Unfinished Business SB741 Blakespear Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 811

Unfinished Business SB811 Caballero et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 813

Unfinished Business SB813 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 828

Unfinished Business SB828 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 905

Unfinished Business SB905 Becker et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 957

Unfinished Business SB957 Pérez Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 958

Unfinished Business SB958 Weber Pierson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1072

Unfinished Business SB1072 HOUSING (Arreguín) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1078

Unfinished Business SB1078 Laird et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1083

Unfinished Business SB1083 Pérez Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1090

Unfinished Business SB1090 Pérez et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1153

Unfinished Business SB1153 Caballero et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1168

Unfinished Business SB1168 McNerney et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1206

Unfinished Business SB1206 INS. (Padilla) Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1213

Unfinished Business SB1213 Reyes Special Consent Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1256

Unfinished Business SB1256 Jones Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1303

Unfinished Business SB1303 Wahab Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1312

Unfinished Business SB1312 Richardson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1322

Unfinished Business SB1322 Richardson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1359

Unfinished Business SB1359 Stern Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1361

Unfinished Business SB1361 Durazo et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1367

Unfinished Business SB1367 Cervantes et al. Concurrence