COUNCILMAN
CONNOR
TRAUT

Connor J. Traut, Esq., 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.

Councilman 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, Councilman 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.

Councilman 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. Councilman 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.

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

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RHODIA SHEAD
Buena Park School District Trustee

California Governor Gavin Newsom

California State Treasurer Fiona Ma

Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee

Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley

State Senator Bob Archuleta

State Senator Dave Min
State Senator Josh Newman

State Senator Tom Umberg
State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
Buena Park Mayor Sunny Park
Buena Park Mayor Pro Tem Art Brown
Buena Park City Council Member Susan Sonne

Buena Park School Board President Jerry Frutos
Buena Park School Board Vice President Rhodia Shead

Buena Park School Board Member Jason Chong

Buena Park School Board Member Irene Castaneda (ret.)

Buena Park School Board Member Barbara Michel (ret.)
Centralia School Board President Art Montez
Centralia School Board Vice President Lamiya Hoque

Centralia School Board Member Henry Charoen
Centralia School Board Member Luis Flores
Centralia School Board Member Ian Macdonald (ret.)

Savanna School Board Member Chris Brown

Buena Park Library Trustee Cheyenne Traut

Buena Park Library Trustee-elect Brenda Estrada

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Democratic Party of Orange County
Hubert Humphrey Democratic Club
Ironworkers Local 433
LA/OC Building & Construction Trades Council
Moms Demand Action Gun Sense
National Union of Healthcare Workers
North Orange County Democrats
Orange County Employees Association
Orange County Professional Firefighters Local 3631
Orange County Young Democrats
Planned Parenthood

UA Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 582
Unite Here Local 11
United Food & Commercial Workers Union
Veterans Alliance of Orange County

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