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COUNCILMAN
CONNOR
TRAUT
a new generation of leadership
MEET COUNCILMAN 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 in the city of Anaheim, comes from a family with deep roots in Orange County, 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 School Board Member for the Centralia School District, while earning his J.D. from Chapman Law School.
Councilman Traut currently serves as a board director for the Orange County Fire Authority and as Vice Chair for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Anaheim-Cypress. He has served as a board member for the Anaheim Police Officers’ Honorary Association, Cops for Kids, Head Start, Arts Council, and Eli Home Shelters for Abused Children.
Councilman Traut works as a consumer protections trial attorney and is co-owner of the Port Angeles Lefties baseball team. He previously worked as a judicial law clerk with the Orange County Superior Court and mediator with the Superior Court of California.
Councilman Traut and his wife Cheyenne, an elementary school teacher and doctoral candidate, reside in their Buena Park home with their son, Calum, and their two goldendoodles, Nova and Whitney.
VISION
FOR OUR CITY
PUBLIC SAFETY
Hire more cops, enforce our laws, and address root causes of crime.
BETTER PARKS
Enhance existing parks, build pocket parks, and complete Silverado Trail.
LOCAL ECONOMY
Support a business climate that will bring more good paying jobs.
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 Mayor
LUIS FLORES
Centralia School Board President
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RHODIA SHEAD
Buena Park School Board Member
State Senator Bob Archuleta
State Senator Dave Min
State Senator Josh Newman
State Senator Tom Umberg
State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva
State Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris
Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee
Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley
Buena Park Mayor Susan Sonne
Buena Park Vice Mayor Joyce Ahn
Buena Park Council Member Art Brown
Buena Park Council Member Jose Castaneda (ret.)
Buena Park School Board Member Rhodia Shead
Buena Park School Board Member Jason Chong
Buena Park School Board Member Brenda Estrada
Buena Park School Board Member Jerry Frutos
Buena Park School Board Member Irene Castaneda (ret.)
Buena Park School Board Member Barbara Michel (ret.)
Centralia School Board Member Henry Charoen
Centralia School Board Member Luis Flores
Centralia School Board Member Art Montez
Centralia School Board Member Lamiya Hoque (ret.)
Centralia School Board Member Ian Macdonald (ret.)
Savanna School Board Member Chris Brown
Savanna School Board Member Elizabeth Winkler
Buena Park Library Trustee Brenda Estrada
Buena Park Library Trustee Cheyenne Traut
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs
Buena Park Police Association
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 Attorneys Association
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
(Partial List)
CONTACT
CONNOR TRAUT
EMAIL
TEAM@CONNORTRAUT.COM
CELL
714-624-9005
INSTAGRAM
@CONNORTRAUT
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@CONNORTRAUT
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