ORANGE COUNTY LABOR FEDERATION ENDORSES CONNOR TRAUT FOR OC SUPERVISOR

BUENA PARK, CA – Today, the Orange County Labor Federation endorses Connor Traut’s campaign for Orange County Supervisor. Traut is running for the 4th Supervisorial District to succeed Supervisor Doug Chaffee, who is term-limited.

Orange County Labor Federation released the following statement regarding their endorsement:

“The Orange County Labor Federation is proud to endorse Connor Traut for Orange County Supervisor. Connor has been a steadfast ally of working families, standing shoulder to shoulder with union members to ensure fair wages and safe workspaces in Orange County. As a Mayor, Councilmember, and School Board Member, Connor has consistently championed policies that lift up workers and strengthen our local economy. We know he’ll continue that commitment on the Board of Supervisors–fighting every day for the people who keep Orange County running.”

The Orange County Labor Federation represents more than ninety local unions from every sector of the labor movement with a membership of more than 200,000 working men and women.

ABOUT CONNOR TRAUT
Connor Traut is a local Vice Mayor, consumer protection attorney, father, and fourth-generation Orange County resident.

Connor was elected to the Buena Park City Council in 2018 by the largest margin of victory in the city’s history. He served as Mayor of Buena Park from 2020 to 2021. Connor previously served as an elected School Board Trustee for the Centralia Elementary School District from 2014 to 2018.

Professionally, Connor works as a consumer protection trial attorney. Connor currently serves as a board director of the Orange County Fire Authority and as a board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central OC. Connor’s previous community service includes work as an Orange County Juvenile Justice Commissioner and Judicial Law Clerk for the Orange County Superior Court, and board leadership of the Police Officers’ Honorary Association, Cops for Kids, Head Start, Arts Council, and Eli Home Shelters for Abused Children.

Connor earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science and a law degree from Chapman University. Connor and his wife Cheyenne, an elementary school teacher and doctoral candidate, reside in Buena Park with their son, Calum, and two goldendoodles.

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