Tim Grayson
California State Senator, District 9 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 21
- 34 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.7%
- Chamber median 4.2%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +4.0
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Banking and Financial Institutions · chair
- Green Economic Development Select · chair
- Appropriations
- Business, Professions and Economic Development
- Emergency Management
- Housing
- Hydrogen Energy Select
- Legislative Emergency Management
- Legislative Ethics
- Nonprofit Sector Select
- Revenue and Taxation
- Rules
- Select Committee on Bay Area Public Transit
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct · Became law Sep 2026
Developmentprojects · Became law Sep 2026
Averagedailyattendance · Became law Sep 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Grayson sits in the California State Senate
Grayson is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Tom Umberg, Catherine Blakespear, Bob Archuleta
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:46 PM ET
With Grayson’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats99%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills21%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the California State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Grayson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Grayson | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | AB 1156: Williamson Act contracts: cancellation fees: photovoltaic solar facilities. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 21–14 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | AB 1642: Wildfires: contamination standards. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–2 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 28: Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–3 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 1198: Public works: prevailing wages. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–9 |
| Aug 30, 2026 | AB 2434: Inmates: visitation. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 30–9 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Grayson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California State Senate, District 9 | Won | D+4.0 |
| 2022 | California State Assembly, District 15 | Won | D+34.6 |
| 2020 | California State Assembly, District 14 | Won | D+40.7 |
| 2018 | California State Assembly, District 14 | Won | D+43.2 |
| 2016 | California State Assembly, District 14 | Won | D+23.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Grayson has held
- California State Senate, District 9 · since 2024
- California State Assembly, District 15 · 2022–2024
- California State Assembly, District 14 · 2016–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Grayson has run against
- Marisol Rubio (D) · 2024 general, won
- Janell Elizabeth Proctor (R) · 2022 general, won
- Janell Elizabeth Proctor (R) · 2020 general, won
- Aasim Yahya (D) · 2018 general, won
- Mae Cenda<f1>a Torlakson (D) · 2016 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Grayson
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/972cffb0-32a6-4cef-8a0f-a8cd901395b0
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET