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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

7,329 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1927

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1927 Krell By Grove

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Voted Yea on AB 1932

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1932 Elhawary et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 1943

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1943 Gipson et al. By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 1945

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1945 Hadwick et al. By Niello

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Voted Yea on AB 1949

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1949 Lee et al. By Wiener

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Voted Yea on AB 1961

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1961 Ahrens By Umberg

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Voted Yea on AB 1973

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1973 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 1980

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1980 Caloza By Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on AB 1987

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1987 Aguiar-Curry et al. By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 1991

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1991 Aguiar-Curry By McGuire

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Voted Yea on AB 1994

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1994 Alvarez et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 1997

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1997 Lee By Allen

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Voted Nay on AB 2005

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2005 Ahrens et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 2039

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2039 Zbur et al. By Reyes

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Voted Yea on AB 2041

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2041 Carrillo By Menjivar

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Voted Yea on AB 2045

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2045 Connolly By Becker

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Voted Yea on AB 2054

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2054 Gipson et al. By Menjivar

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Voted Yea on AB 2066

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2066 Celeste Rodriguez By Wahab

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Voted Yea on AB 2086

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2086 Ellis et al. By Alvarado-Gil

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Voted Yea on AB 2093

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2093 Bauer-Kahan By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 2111

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2111 Papan et al. By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 2115

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2115 Ramos et al. By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 2118

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2118 Hoover et al. By Seyarto

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Voted Yea on AB 2128

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2128 Haney et al. By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 2129

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2129 Flora By Cabaldon

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 2150

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2150 Haney By Smallwood-Cuevas

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2161

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2161 Bonta et al. By Weber Pierson

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Voted Yea on AB 2164

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2164 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Menjivar

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Voted Yea on AB 2168

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2168 Wicks By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 2173

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2173 Wallis By Ochoa Bogh Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2211

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2211 Hoover By Valladares

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 2218

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2218 Kalra et al. By McGuire

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2230

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2230 Ávila Farías By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2250

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2250 Aguiar-Curry By Wiener

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2251

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2251 Celeste Rodriguez By Reyes

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Voted Yea on AB 2261

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2261 Dixon By Valladares

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2273

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2273 Bains By Grove

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Voted Yea on AB 2280

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2280 Johnson By Seyarto

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Voted Yea on AB 2282

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2282 Alanis et al. By Caballero

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Voted Yea on AB 2297

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2297 Stefani By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 2304

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2304 Lackey et al. By Valladares

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2308

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2308 Haney By Wiener

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Voted Yea on AB 2311

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2311 Schiavo et al. By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 2332

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2332 Mark González et al. By Wahab

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Voted Yea on AB 2393

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2393 Addis By Caballero

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Voted Absent on AB 2405

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2405 Gipson By Weber Pierson

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Voted Yea on AB 2463

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2463 Petrie-Norris By Allen

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Voted Yea on AB 2465

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2465 Ortega et al. By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 2475

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2475 E.M. (Ransom) By Stern

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Voted Yea on AB 2477

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2477 Chen By Valladares