Tim Grayson
American politician (born 1967)
Tim Grayson (born September 17, 1967) is an American state politician in California. He serves in the California State Senate since 2024, and previously served in the California State Assembly from 2016 to 2024.
01Early career
Grayson was a construction contractor before getting involved in politics.
02Political career
Grayson was a member of the Concord City Council before successfully running for the California State Assembly in November 2016. Although once a Republican, he switched parties upon making a bid for Assembly.
Grayson represented the 14th Assembly District from 2016 to 2022, and the 15th Assembly District - which encompasses parts of the East Bay and the North Bay, including Concord, Pittsburg, and Pleasant Hill - from 2022 to 2024.
He ran for the California State Senate in the November 2024 election, contesting and winning the senate seat representing the 9th District seat.
03Electoral history
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mae Torlakson | 34,535 | 32.3 | |
| Democratic | Tim Grayson | 33,712 | 31.6 | |
| Republican | Debora Allen | 27,826 | 26.1 | |
| Democratic | Harmesh Kumar | 10,694 | 10.0 | |
| Total votes | 106,767 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tim Grayson | 107,653 | 61.5 | |
| Democratic | Mae Torlakson | 67,300 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 174,953 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tim Grayson (incumbent) | 67,272 | 83.6 | |
| Democratic | Aasim Yahya | 13,231 | 16.4 | |
| Total votes | 80,473 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tim Grayson (incumbent) | 109,108 | 71.6 | |
| Democratic | Aasim Yahya | 43,292 | 28.4 | |
| Total votes | 152,400 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tim Grayson (incumbent) | 82,052 | 66.4 | |
| Republican | Janell Elizabeth Proctor | 31,477 | 25.5 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Cassandra Devereaux | 10,107 | 8.2 | |
| Total votes | 123,636 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tim Grayson (incumbent) | 163,205 | 70.3 | |
| Republican | Janell Elizabeth Proctor | 68,819 | 29.7 | |
| Total votes | 232,024 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tim Grayson (incumbent) | 61,742 | 68.4 | |
| Republican | Janell Elizabeth Proctor | 28,501 | 31.6 | |
| Total votes | 90,243 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tim Grayson (incumbent) | 100,712 | 67.3 | |
| Republican | Janell Elizabeth Proctor | 48,911 | 32.7 | |
| Total votes | 149,623 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Tim Grayson | 103,121 | 59.3 | |
| Democratic | Marisol Rubio | 70,043 | 40.3 | |
| Republican | David Minor (write-in) | 410 | 0.2 | |
| Republican | Joseph Grcar (write-in) | 398 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 173,972 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Tim Grayson | 193,558 | 52.0 | |
| Democratic | Marisol Rubio | 178,776 | 48.0 | |
| Total votes | 372,334 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Sources and credits
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