# Tim Grayson

Tim Grayson is a Democratic member of the California Senate for district 9.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: California Senate, district 9
- Serving since: 2022-12-05
- Current term: CA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/972cffb0-32a6-4cef-8a0f-a8cd901395b0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/972cffb0-32a6-4cef-8a0f-a8cd901395b0 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

The policy areas Grayson talks about and legislates on agree at 0.35 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Democrats.

## What Grayson says (CA 2025–26 session)

57 classified statements: 57 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Grayson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 7.0% | 10.3% | 180 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 52.6% | 42.9% | 114 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.0% | 3.4% | 40 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 28.1% | 16.1% | 55 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 23% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 10% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Emergency Management 10% (State Senate Democrats 3.7%); Environmental Protection 10% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.58 (standard error 0.03), from 140 donors and 1,082 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CA 2025–26 session)

3,673 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (California Senate 93.8%). Party unity 99.4% (98.7%). 5 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-01 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB113 Gabriel By Laird · AB 113 Budget Act of 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB113/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2564 Ward et al. By Wiener · AB 2564 Surveillance pricing. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2564/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1349 Bryan et al. By Cabaldon · AB 1349 Consumer protection: ticket sellers. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1349/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB187 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 187 Employment. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB187/
- 2026-08-31 · voted not voting · 3rd Reading AB2694 Alvarez et al. By Cabaldon · AB 2694 Public postsecondary education: community colleges: statewide baccalaureate degree program. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2694/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB191 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 191 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB191/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB2059 Wilson et al. By Cortese · AB 2059 California Environmental Quality Act: transportation impacts: vehicle miles traveled: mitigation. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB2059/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1680 Calderon et al. By Allen · AB 1680 California FAIR Plan Association. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1680/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB1331 Elhawary et al. By Durazo · AB 1331 Workplace surveillance. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB1331/
- 2026-08-31 · voted yea · 3rd Reading AB173 BUDGET (Gabriel) By Laird · AB 173 Health. · pass · https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/AB173/

## Legislation (CA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 44 bills: 44 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 112. 88.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (California Senate 88.1%; rank 26 of 39).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 186: Relative to Thriving Families CA Foundation. (became law, 2026-08-24) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR186/
- SCR 181: Relative to Family Justice Center Day. (became law, 2026-07-02) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR181/
- SCR 170: Relative to Firefighter Mental Health Awareness Week. (became law, 2026-06-05) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR170/
- SCR 165: Relative to California Wildfire Preparedness Week. (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR165/
- SCR 133: Relative to California Down Syndrome Awareness Month and California Down Syndrome Awareness Day. (became law, 2026-04-17) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SCR133/
- SB 1208: Money laundering: digital assets. (became law, 2026-09-27) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1208/
- SB 1169: Subdivision Map Act: tentative maps: expiration dates. (became law, 2026-09-20) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1169/
- SB 1145: California Environmental Quality Act: surplus land disposal requirements: exemption. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1145/
- SB 1069: Motor vehicle pollution control devices: aftermarket parts: approval process. (became law, 2026-09-16) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1069/
- SB 1056: Criminal procedure. (became law, 2026-09-30) https://openstates.org/ca/bills/20252026/SB1056/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $89.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2064834647121703069
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2033328782090862913
- 2026-03-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2033328784737468914
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2031422276424610035
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2031422279444475996
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2031147796997484766
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2031147799149162503
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2031147801992888488
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2031147804173938985
- 2026-02-10 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/AsmGrayson, https://www.twitter.com/Tim4Assembly/status/2021026759450427545

## Links

- Official site: https://a15.asmdc.org/
- Campaign site: https://www.GraysonforCA.com
- X: https://x.com/AsmGrayson
- X: https://x.com/Tim4Assembly
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asmgrayson/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/graysonforassembly/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timgraysonforca/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TimGraysonforStateSenate-nb4op

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/972cffb0-32a6-4cef-8a0f-a8cd901395b0