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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 2631

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2631 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2633

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2633 Gipson et al. By Archuleta

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2664

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2664 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2664

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2664 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Becker Reconsider

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2664

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2664 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2689

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2689 Ávila Farías et al. By Caballero

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2713

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2713 Wicks et al. By Becker

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2727

That the measure be returned to Senate Floor for consideration. Ordered to third reading

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2760

Do pass

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2779

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2779 Irwin By Allen Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2782

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2782 JUD. (Kalra) By Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on ACA 7

Assembly 3rd Reading ACA7 Jackson et al. By Weber Pierson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 96

Special Consent SB96 Umberg

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 239

Unfinished Business SB239 Arreguín Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 299

Unfinished Business SB299 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 420

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 457

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 490

Unfinished Business SB490 Umberg et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 505

Special Consent SB505 Richardson

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 549

Unfinished Business SB549 Allen et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 594

Unfinished Business SB594 Padilla et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 667

Unfinished Business SB667 Archuleta Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 700

Unfinished Business SB700 Grayson Concurrence

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on SB 741

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 747

Unfinished Business SB747 Wiener et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 758

Unfinished Business SB758 Umberg et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 769

Unfinished Business SB769 Caballero et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 772

Unfinished Business SB772 Cabaldon et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 802

Unfinished Business SB802 Ashby et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 804

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 828

That the Assembly amendments be concurred in

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 837

Special Consent SB837 Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 845

Special Consent SB845 Pérez et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 849

Unfinished Business SB849 Weber Pierson et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 894

Unfinished Business SB894 Allen et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 913

Unfinished Business SB913 Becker et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 916

Special Consent SB916 Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 920

Unfinished Business SB920 Archuleta Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 923

Unfinished Business SB923 Becker Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 936

Special Consent SB936 Blakespear et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 955

Special Consent SB955 Blakespear et al. Urgency Clause

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 959

Unfinished Business SB959 Grayson et al. Urgency Clause Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 965

Special Consent SB965 Blakespear et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 971

Special Consent SB971 Choi et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 973

Special Consent SB973 Becker et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 974

Special Consent SB974 Seyarto

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 983

Unfinished Business SB983 Weber Pierson Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 993

Special Consent SB993 Ochoa Bogh et al

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 996

Unfinished Business SB996 Padilla et al. Concurrence

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 1000

Unfinished Business SB1000 Becker Urgency Clause Concurrence