MEET MAYOR TRAUT

Connor Traut was first elected to city council in 2018, by the largest margin of victory in the city's history. In 2020, he became Mayor of Buena Park, youngest in the city's history.

Mayor Traut, born in 1994, comes from a family with deep roots in Buena Park, dating back four generations. He began in local public service as an Eagle Scout having founded a youth civic advisory council. While completing his B.A. in Economics and Political Science at Chapman University, Mayor Traut served as a judge-appointed Orange County Juvenile Justice Commissioner. He then served a four-year term as an elected Trustee for the Centralia School District, including multiple years as school board President and Vice President, while earning his J.D. from Chapman Law School.

Mayor Traut has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Police Officers’ Honorary Association, Cops for Kids, Head Start, and the Arts Council. He additionally served as Board Member of the Community Development Advisory Committee and Chair of the Neighborhood Council. Mayor Traut currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Clubs, Eli Home Shelters for Abused Children, and is co-chair for the Children of Addicts Recovery Program.

Mayor Traut works at the Traut Firm, is co-owner of the Port Angeles Lefties baseball team, and previously worked as a mediator and judicial law clerk with the Superior Court of California. Mayor Traut’s father Eric is an attorney and mother Bonnie is an interior designer. He has two sisters, Jaclyn and Morgan. Mayor Traut and his wife Cheyenne, a Buena Park kindergarten teacher and doctoral candidate, reside in their home with their two goldendoodles, Nova and Whitney.

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Combat physical and mental impacts from this pandemic.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Enhance public safety partnerships to address root causes of crime.

LOCAL ECONOMY

Re-open safely and respond to new challenges from working at home.

ADAPT SERVICES

Innovate city services to match changing needs in our community.

AFFORDABILITY

Ensure residents raised in our city can afford to remain living here.

SUSTAINABILITY

Do our part to make our air cleaner, energy greener, and water clearer.

SUPPORTERS

SUSAN SONNE

Buena Park City Council Member

LUIS FLORES

Centralia School District President

IAN MACDONALD

Centralia School District Trustee (fmr)

FULL LIST COMING SOON

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EMAIL

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CELL

714-747-6766

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INSTAGRAM

@CONNORTRAUT

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TWITTER

@CONNORTRAUT

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FACEBOOK

FACEBOOK.COM/CONNORTRAUT

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