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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

7,629 events, each with its source
VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1383

Unfinished Business SB1383 Arreguín et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 1394

Unfinished Business SB1394 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 1423

Unfinished Business SB1423 Stern Concurrence

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Voted Yea on AB 282

Assembly 3rd Reading AB282 Pellerin By Wahab Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 540

Assembly 3rd Reading AB540 Connolly By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 605

Assembly 3rd Reading AB605 Muratsuchi By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 917

Assembly 3rd Reading AB917 Ávila Farías By Reyes

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Voted Yea on AB 1039

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1039 Hart et al. By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 1542

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1542 Ward By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 1602

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1602 Blanca Rubio By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 1715

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1715 Schiavo By Stern

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Voted Yea on AB 1815

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1815 Wicks et al. By Wiener

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Voted Yea on AB 1883

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1883 Bryan By McNerney

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Voted Yea on AB 1974

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1974 Stefani By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 1983

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1983 Blanca Rubio By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 2074

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2074 Haney et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 2142

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2142 Garcia By Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on AB 2179

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2179 Patel et al. By Blakespear

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Voted Absent on AB 2253

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2253 Boerner By Reyes

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Voted Yea on AB 2344

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2344 Haney et al. By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 2551

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2551 Elhawary By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 2573

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2573 Sharp-Collins By Weber Pierson

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Voted Absent on AB 2575

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla

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Voted Yea on AB 2575

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla Reconsider

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Voted Yea on AB 2601

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2601 Lee By Arreguín

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Voted Yea on AB 2770

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2770 Alvarez et al. By Jones

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 58

Unfinished Business SB58 Padilla et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 327

Unfinished Business SB327 McNerney et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 329

Special Consent SB329 Blakespear et al

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Voted Yea on SB 331

Unfinished Business SB331 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 354

Unfinished Business SB354 Limón Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 420

Unfinished Business SB420 Padilla et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 526

Unfinished Business SB526 Pérez Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 626

Special Consent SB626 Smallwood-Cuevas

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Voted Yea on SB 661

Special Consent SB661 Hurtado

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 675

Unfinished Business SB675 Padilla Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 690

Unfinished Business SB690 Caballero et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 750

Unfinished Business SB750 Cortese et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 804

Unfinished Business SB804 Archuleta et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 869

Unfinished Business SB869 Weber Pierson Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 873

Unfinished Business SB873 Reyes et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 891

Special Consent SB891 Cervantes et al

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Voted Yea on SB 938

Unfinished Business SB938 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 944

Special Consent SB944 Wiener et al

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Voted Absent on SB 954

Unfinished Business SB954 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 969

Unfinished Business SB969 Reyes et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 989

Unfinished Business SB989 Blakespear et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 991

Special Consent SB991 Menjivar et al

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Voted Yea on SB 1046

Special Consent SB1046 Blakespear et al

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Voted Yea on SB 1128

Unfinished Business SB1128 Stern et al. Concurrence