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 a trial 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 elementary school teacher and doctoral candidate, reside in their home with their two goldendoodles, Nova and Whitney. They are expecting the birth of their first child in April 2024.

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