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Tim Grayson

Democrat, State Senate
District 9, Orinda
Time in office:
  • Assembly: 2016-2024
  • Senate: 2024-present

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Bio

Tim Grayson, 58, moved to the Senate from his Assembly seat, which he was first elected to in 2016. Before that, he served as on the Concord City Council, since 2010. A licensed general contractor by trade, he volunteers as a critical response chaplain for the Concord Police Department. Grayson co-founded the Contra Costa Family Justice Center. Grayson and his wife have two children.

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Ideology

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Moderate

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Bill Activity

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Of 37 bills:
10 Passed
7 Failed
20 Pending

For this session year, this legislator initiated 37 bills: 10 passed, 7 failed, and 20 are currently pending.

Alignment Meter

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Financials

This feature tracks three sources of money intended to help a candidate win election: 1-Money given directly to a candidate’s committee, 2-Money given to an Independent Expenditure Committee, 3-Money given to a political party. (NOTE: Senators are elected every four years. Twenty of the 40 Senators are on the ballot in even-numbered years, so Senators may do little or no fundraising in the first two-year session of their Senate term).

Election

This display shows money given directly to the incumbent’s campaign committee (NOTE: The industry categories for donors come from Open Secrets, a nonpartisan research organization for campaign finance. Some contributions are “uncoded,” meaning they have not been assigned to an industry sector. As a result, the total for each sector is also an estimate).

Agriculture

$53.9K

Candidate Contributions

$2.0K

Communications & Electronics

$39.6K

Construction

$81.8K

Energy & Natural Resources

$119.3K

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate

$308.0K

General Business

$220.5K

Government Agencies/Education/Other

$58.5K

Health

$147.9K

Ideology/Single Issue

$48.5K

Labor

$421.0K

Lawyers & Lobbyists

$9.7K

Transportation

$75.2K

Uncoded

$447.7K

Unitemized Contributions

$253.8K

Candidate Donations

Individuals, corporations, organizations and committees are limited to a maximum donation to candidates of $5,500 for the primary and for the general elections.

Total
$2.3M

383.0% higher than the average legislators

Independent Expenditures

Money from Independent Expenditure Committees (IEC) for advertising or grassroots activity targeting a candidates run for office is unlimited, but it cannot be spent in coordination with the candidate or the candidate's campaign.

Total
$972.1K

974.0% higher than the average legislators

Grand Total for Elections

$3.3M

477.0% higher than the average legislators

This is a total of the money targeting this legislator's campaign(s) including direct donations to the candidate, money spent by Independent Expenditure Committees and money from political parties.


Influence

There are three categories of donations to legislators after they are elected that encourage a working relationship between the donor and the legislator. The three categories are: 1-Gifts, 2-Travel, 3-Behests.

Giver
Value
Date
Description
The Walt Disney Company$468Dec 4, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
Mesothelioma Research Foundation of America$250Jun 4, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
Evan Low for Assembly 2022$193.12Jun 7, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
Specialty Equipment Market Association$190Nov 2, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
Govern for California$176.59Sep 29, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
San Francisco Bay Area Planning & Urban Research Association$123.33Oct 21, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
California Issues Forum$83Jun 21, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
California Democratic Party$60.99Aug 24, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
California Democratic Party$56.93May 4, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
California Issues Forum$50.11Jun 16, 2021food, beverages, and entertainment
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Gifts

Legislators are not allowed to accept gifts of more than $10 per month from registered lobbyists. Gifts from any other single source are limited to $590 in a calendar year.

Gift Received Rating
#14/120

This legislator is ranked 14th highest for the amount of personal gifts received.

Committees

Most of the policy work in the state Capitol is done in “Standing” committees. Legislators also work on budget subcommittees. There are also “Special” and “Select” committees with a more narrow topic focus. And there are “Joint” committees with members from the Senate and Assembly.

Hearings

Featured Comments

Below are links to the video and transcript of recent, substantive comments by this legislator in committee hearings or floor sessions.

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Sep 13, 2025

SB 237

Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County...

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Sep 12, 2025

SB 487

Workers’ compensation.

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Sep 12, 2025

SB 237

Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County...

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Sep 11, 2025

SB 237

Oil spill prevention: gasoline specifications: suspension: California Environmental Quality Act: exemptions: County...

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Sep 10, 2025

SB 410

Common interest developments: association records: exterior elevated elements inspection.

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Sep 9, 2025

SB 291

Contractors: workers’ compensation insurance.

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Sep 9, 2025

SB 301

County Employees Retirement Law of 1937: employees.

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Sep 8, 2025

SB 362

Commercial financing: disclosures.

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Jul 16, 2025

SB 487

Workers’ compensation.

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Jul 15, 2025

SB 362

Commercial financing: disclosures.

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Jul 14, 2025

SB 328

Hazardous waste generation and handling fees: Department of Toxic Substances Control oversight...

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Jul 8, 2025

SB 97

Digital financial assets: stablecoins.

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District

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District 9 is a Safe Democratic District
Democratic Party candidate has a very high likelihood of winning in an election

Previous Election (2024):

Marisol Rubio
48%
Tim Grayson
52%
WON

Party Registration

Census Data

Median age0102030

Median age