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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 AB 2634

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2634 Zbur By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 113

Assembly 3rd Reading AB113 Gabriel By Laird

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Voted Yea on SB 931

W/O REF. TO FILE SB931 Grove Urgency Clause

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Voted Yea on AB 187

Assembly 3rd Reading AB187 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 190

Assembly 3rd Reading AB190 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 192

Assembly 3rd Reading AB192 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 664

Assembly 3rd Reading AB664 Alvarez et al. By Padilla

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Voted Yea on AB 817

Assembly 3rd Reading AB817 Mark González et al. By Durazo

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Voted Yea on AB 904

Assembly 3rd Reading AB904 Aguiar-Curry By Cabaldon

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Voted Yea on AB 1156

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1156 Wicks By Laird

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Voted Yea on AB 1307

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1307 Ávila Farías et al. By Caballero

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Voted Yea on AB 1331

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1331 Elhawary et al. By Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1349

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1349 Bryan et al. By Cabaldon

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Voted Yea on AB 1546

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1546 Schultz et al. By Menjivar

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Voted Yea on AB 1560

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1560 Tangipa et al. By Valladares

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Voted Yea on AB 1642

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1642 Harabedian et al. By Allen

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Voted Yea on AB 1680

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1680 Calderon et al. By Allen

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Voted Yea on AB 1709

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1709 Lowenthal et al. By Stern

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Voted Yea on AB 1795

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1795 Gipson By Allen

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Voted Yea on AB 1841

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1841 Ramos et al. By Richardson

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Voted Yea on AB 1871

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1871 Fong et al. By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 1903

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1903 Wicks et al. By Ashby

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 1969

Assembly 3rd Reading AB1969 Bonta et al. By Ashby

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Voted Yea on AB 2047

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2047 Bauer-Kahan et al. By Blakespear

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Voted Yea on AB 2059

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2059 Wilson et al. By Cortese

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Voted Yea on AB 2065

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2065 Petrie-Norris By Pérez

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Voted Yea on AB 2204

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2204 Gabriel et al. By Becker

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Voted Yea on AB 2383

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2383 Zbur et al. By Allen

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Voted Yea on AB 2414

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2414 Nguyen By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2440

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2440 Muratsuchi et al. By Allen

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2493

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2493 Petrie-Norris By Stern

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Voted Yea on AB 2564

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 2575

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2575 Ortega By Padilla

VoteAbsent
Voted Absent on AB 2694

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2694 Alvarez et al. By Cabaldon

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2717

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2717 Caloza By Reyes

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2727

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2727 Nguyen et al. By Rubio

VoteYea
Voted Yea on AB 2760

Assembly 3rd Reading AB2760 Sharp-Collins et al. By Arreguín

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 16

W/O REF. TO FILE SB16 Blakespear

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 114

W/O REF. TO FILE SB114 Laird

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 133

W/O REF. TO FILE SB133 B. & F.R. (Laird)

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Voted Yea on SB 178

W/O REF. TO FILE SB178 B. & F.R. (Laird)

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Voted Yea on SB 186

W/O REF. TO FILE SB186 B. & F.R. (Laird)

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Voted Yea on SB 195

W/O REF. TO FILE SB195 B. & F.R. (Laird)

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 337

Unfinished Business SB337 Menjivar et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 423

Unfinished Business SB423 Gonzalez et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 574

Unfinished Business SB574 Umberg et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 615

Unfinished Business SB615 Allen et al. Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 715

Unfinished Business SB715 Allen Concurrence

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Voted Yea on SB 716

W/O REF. TO FILE SB716 Durazo

VoteYea
Voted Yea on SB 795

W/O REF. TO FILE SB795 Archuleta