Paul Nguyen

Draft. Last updated 2026-10-17. This contest is still being reviewed.

County Supervisor, District 4

County 1 seat 2026-11-03

All Fullerton voters. Every one of the city's 99 county precincts is in the 4th Supervisorial District, so this contest is on the ballot of every Fullerton voter. The 5th Supervisorial District, the other county supervisorial contest on the same ballot, contains no part of Fullerton. The Fourth District also takes in Brea, Buena Park, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton, portions of Anaheim and unincorporated county communities.

What this office does

The Board of Supervisors is the five member governing body of Orange County. Its own guide states that the board oversees the management of the county government and its special districts, and that as an executive body it establishes policy, approves the annual budget, approves contracts for projects and services, conducts public hearings on land use and other matters and makes appointments to boards, committees and commissions; in its legislative duties it adopts ordinances, resolutions and minute orders within the limits set by state law.

The departments it oversees and funds cover the sheriff, district attorney, public health and behavioral health, social services, animal care and public works. Newspaper accounts of the 2026 budget put the total at 9.3 billion dollars and 18,000 employees in one October 2026 account and at 10.5 billion dollars and 19,000 employees in another, and Voice of OC describes the county government it covers as a 9 billion dollar operation.

Supervisors also decide district discretionary funds, which the county publishes through its OpenOC transparency site, and they sit on outside boards such as CalOptima, the Orange County Transportation Authority and the Orange County Fire Authority.S5S6S8S10S11S16S9

Contest context

  • This is an open seat. Doug Chaffee has represented the Fourth District since he was elected in November 2018 and was re-elected in November 2022; he is termed out and could not seek re-election, and his term ends in January 2027. He served as chair of the board in 2026.S6S8S10S7
  • Every Fullerton voter sees this contest. The Registrar of Voters lists Supervisor, 4th District among the contests qualified for the November 3, 2026 ballot and in its What's On the Ballot document. The Fourth District as the county describes it takes in Brea, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra, Placentia, Stanton, portions of Anaheim and unincorporated communities. The other county supervisorial contest on the same ballot, the Fifth District, contains no part of Fullerton.S2S3S5S6
  • Certified June 2, 2026 primary results for this seat, from the county's Statement of Votes: Connor Traut 37,726 votes (33.3 percent), Tim Shaw 35,446 (31.3 percent), Rose Espinoza 20,258 (17.9 percent) and Fred Jung 19,955 (17.6 percent), on 113,385 votes cast for the contest. Under the state's top two primary rule the two highest finishers advanced to November.S4S20S21
  • All four primary candidates were elected officials from the northern part of the county: Fred Jung was mayor of Fullerton, Rose Espinoza was a La Habra city council member, Connor Traut was a Buena Park council member who is now mayor of that city, and Tim Shaw is a trustee of the Orange County Board of Education.S19S8S25
  • The office is nonpartisan. The county's candidate list for this contest prints no party preference and the board is described by the county and by reporters as a nonpartisan body. News organizations covering the race describe Tim Shaw as a Republican and Connor Traut as a Democrat and report that the county Republican and Democratic parties each endorsed their respective candidate, which is recorded here as the reporting of those outlets and not as a ballot label.S1S8S10S16S18
  • Voter registration in the district leans Democratic. LAist reports 40.4 percent of district voters registered as Democrats against 29.9 percent registered as Republicans, a gap of 10.5 percentage points, and reports that control of the five member board was at stake in the two supervisorial races on the 2026 ballot.S8
  • Both candidates have prior county and city office. Tim Shaw served on the La Habra City Council from 2008 to 2021, was mayor of that city twice, chaired the Orange County Transportation Authority and has served on the Orange County Board of Education since being elected in March 2020, with a resignation in November 2021 and a provisional appointment back to the seat in December 2021. Connor Traut was elected to the Buena Park City Council in November 2018, was appointed mayor pro tem in December 2019 and mayor in December 2020, was re-elected in November 2022 and is mayor again now.S27S28S29S26S25
  • District discretionary funds are a live issue in the race. The Daily Titan reports that more than 2 million dollars is allotted to county supervisors for district spending, and that the program came under scrutiny after former Supervisor Andrew Do pleaded guilty to a bribery charge over the direction of First District discretionary funds. At a League of Women Voters forum, Shaw said he would consider spending none of the fund at the start of his term, and Traut said he would support eliminating the discretionary fund system.S17S10
  • The county's own voter and financial documents do not print a candidate statement text for this contest. The Registrar's contest and candidate proof list records that a candidate statement was issued and filed on August 5, 2026 for both candidates. The printed statement text was not published in a machine readable form on the county website at the time of this research, so the statement summary field is null for both candidates and their own words are drawn from questionnaires, forums and campaign material instead.S1

Candidates

Listed in ballot order. Candidates are described with the same sections and level of detail; no ranking or endorsement is implied.

Tim Shaw

Orange County Board of Education Trustee

Bio

  • Ballot designation and name as printed by the Orange County Registrar of Voters on the contest and candidate proof list for the November 3, 2026 general election.S1
  • Member of the Orange County Board of Education representing Trustee Area 4, which the county board describes as serving Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, portions of Garden Grove, La Habra, La Palma, Stanton and portions of Westminster. The Orange County Department of Education reports he was elected to the seat in March 2020, resigned on November 1, 2021 and was provisionally appointed back to it on December 21, 2021 by a 3 to 1 vote, and Ballotpedia records a special general election win for the seat on June 7, 2022 and a win in the March 5, 2024 primary with 59.8 percent.S20S27S28
  • Served on the La Habra City Council from 2008 to 2021 and was mayor of La Habra twice, according to his 2024 candidate statement filed with the county, his campaign and OC Independent.S29S22S18
  • Served as chair of the Orange County Transportation Authority. His campaign and his own candidate statement both cite the OCTA chairmanship, and he told the Orange County Register he chaired OCTA's transit committee for many years.S22S29S16
  • Government affairs director for the Pacific West Association of Realtors and an adjunct professor of political science at Rio Hondo College, per LAist; his county candidate statement and campaign material also describe him as an educator who teaches political science at the college level.S8S15S29
  • Worked for Republican State Senator Bob Huff for eight years and for Orange County Supervisor Janet Nguyen during her first year in office in 2007, when Andrew Do was Nguyen's chief of staff; LAist reports Shaw said that while working with Do he never saw anything that seemed improper.S8
  • Lives in La Habra; he and his wife Shannon have six sons, according to his campaign and his 2024 candidate statement. No street address is recorded.S22S29
  • Ran for this same supervisorial seat in 2018 and narrowly lost to Doug Chaffee, per LAist and OC Independent.S8S18

Record in office

  • On the Orange County Board of Education, LAist reports he was a strong supporter of charter schools, and that the board sued Governor Gavin Newsom during the COVID-19 pandemic over school closures; Shaw told LAist the board believed families who felt comfortable sending a child to class should have that option.S8
  • As a board of education trustee, his own 2024 candidate statement lists hosting a school safety forum, adopting a Parents Bill of Rights policy, authorizing more charter schools, approving inter district student transfers and keeping the county department's reserves at 185 million dollars.S29
  • On the La Habra City Council he cites partnering with neighboring cities to bring hundreds of shelter beds to the region, and says the navigation centers built in Buena Park and Placentia give people somewhere to sleep and eat while connecting them to medical services, counseling and job training.S15
  • The Orange County Register editorial board, which endorsed him in the primary, wrote that he spoke more strongly than his opponent in support of police oversight and the county's Office of Independent Review.S12
  • At the League of Women Voters forum he said that if he had to direct discretionary funds anywhere he would fund the Community Resource Care Center, and at the October 9 OC Forum he said artificial intelligence could speed up permitting and processing and help identify which roads need paving.S17S11

Positions

Taxes
  • Says he is running to keep government limited and taxes low, that the county should identify waste and unnecessary spending before asking taxpayers for more money, and that reserves should be protected; his campaign site says he will fight wasteful spending and protect taxpayers.S13S22S12
Housing
  • Says the county should partner with cities, the development community and nonprofits to increase affordable and transitional housing, using incentives and partnerships while respecting local decision making. He says he believes in local control over housing and development but recognizes state mandates are unlikely to go away, and that higher density can work in places such as around transit centers while many families want single family homes. His campaign describes public and private partnerships to create homeless solutions and more affordable housing.S13S8S22
Cost of living
  • His campaign site says Orange County families are squeezed by rising housing, grocery, transportation, utility and tax costs and that he would cut unnecessary red tape, protect taxpayers and support policies that expand housing opportunities and create local jobs.S22
Public safety
  • Says public safety is a core county responsibility and that law enforcement and the district attorney, sheriff and fire services should be funded first while other spending is trimmed. He has said he supports police oversight and the county's Office of Independent Review, and he is endorsed by Sheriff Don Barnes.S8S12S18
Education
  • Runs on his county board of education record, including charter school authorization, a Parents Bill of Rights policy and keeping politics out of classrooms, and says local control of school districts should be protected. LAist describes school choice as one of his three stated focus areas.S29S22S8
Health care
  • Says behavioral health services need targeted investment because they intersect with homelessness, public safety and emergency response, and that people should receive mental health and substance abuse treatment rather than temporary fixes.S15S8
Homelessness
  • Says homelessness requires cooperation between the county, cities, nonprofits, health care providers and the private sector; his approach is mental health and addiction treatment, more affordable housing, and accountability for results, and he says criminal activity cannot be ignored because someone is homeless. He has said he would look closely at what homeless services funding is actually achieving.S16S8S13
Transportation
  • Says transportation infrastructure is one of his priorities and that the county and OCTA should work with Fourth District cities to identify the most deteriorated corridors, coordinate pavement work and synchronize traffic signals while pursuing available transportation funding. He describes his position as a balanced system that maintains roads and traffic flow while providing transit, bicycle and pedestrian options where they make sense.S16S22
Environment and energy
  • No specific position on environmental or energy policy was located in the sources reviewed for this file. The Daily Titan reports that both candidates took questions on environmental protection and sustainability at the League of Women Voters forum but does not record the substance of Shaw's answer.S17
Immigration
  • At the League of Women Voters forum, asked about immigrant and mixed status family support, Shaw said he would help constituents access county resources. No further statement on immigration was located in the sources reviewed.S17
Economy and jobs
  • Says the county should support small businesses, reduce unnecessary red tape, attract employers and encourage good paying jobs, and that long term fiscal health depends on a strong local economy.S13S22
Local services
  • Says county government should focus on essential services such as public safety, homelessness and infrastructure; on discretionary funds he says taxpayer money should be spent transparently and only for an obvious public benefit, and that information about where the money went should be public. He told the Register he supports setting budget goals for each department rather than directing how department heads make reductions.S13S10
Water
  • No position specific to water policy was located for Shaw in the sources reviewed for this file, including his campaign site, his 2024 and 2026 county questionnaires and the two 2026 forum reports.S13S22
Other
  • On data centers, he said at the League of Women Voters forum that the likelihood of a large scale data center being built in the Fourth District is low given the space required, and that the county needs data centers near where they are used; he compared them to other facilities nobody wants next door. He also said he would continue Supervisor Chaffee's gun buyback program.S17

Endorsements

  • Endorsed by the Republican Party of Orange County; the endorsement is listed by LAist as a notable endorsement and on Ballotpedia.S8S20
  • Endorsed by Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, who spoke at his August 12, 2026 campaign kickoff and called him a trusted partner for public safety; the endorsement is also listed by LAist.S18S8
  • Endorsed by Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner and Congresswoman Young Kim, per LAist; OC Independent also lists Supervisor Don Wagner among his endorsers.S8S18
  • Endorsed by the Lincoln Club of Orange County, New Majority of Orange County, Orange County Assessor Claude Parrish, Brea Mayor Cecilia Hupp, Placentia Mayor Chad Wanke and Anaheim City Council members Ryan Balius and Natalie Meeks, per OC Independent.S18
  • Ballotpedia lists further endorsements including the California Republican Assembly, the California Women's Leadership Association and the Orange County Register editorial board, which endorsed him for the June primary.S20S12
  • Craig Huey's California Voter Guide for Orange County rates him five stars out of five; the guide is a partisan voter guide and the rating is recorded as that guide's assessment.S38

Funding

Total raised: $57,842 S32S31S30S37S16S9

Cash on hand: $26,041

As of: September 19, 2026

Top funders

  • CA Real Estate PAC $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period; totals above are calendar year 2026 to date
  • Wayne Lindholm $2,700 Individual, retired; largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Fieldstead and Company – Howard F. Ahmanson $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Dwight Manley $2,700 Individual, investor, Dwight Manley Inc; largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • New Majority PAC $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Hospital Assoc of Southern California PAC $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • 220 Ventures – Curtis Cummins $2,000 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Nat'l Assoc Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP SOCAL PAC) $1,500 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Manufactured Housing Education Trust PAC (MHETPAC) $1,000 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Bob Huff $1,000 Individual, retired; largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period

Committee totals are from his own FPPC Form 460 filed with the county for the statement period July 1 to September 19, 2026. That form reports 29,469.00 dollars in monetary contributions received during the period, 57,842.25 dollars in total contributions received for calendar year 2026 to date, 18,075.82 dollars in payments made during the period, 95,087.76 dollars in payments for the year to date and an ending cash balance of 26,041.01 dollars. The committee's e-filed transaction records for that period list 33 itemized monetary contributions, six of them at the 2,700.00 dollar maximum, totaling 16,200.00 dollars; the funders listed above are drawn from that group. The figures above are the calendar year figures as printed on that form, so they exclude money raised in 2025 and exclude receipts after September 19, 2026. Form 497 late contribution reports filed with the county through October 17, 2026 list further contributions received after September 19, 2026 totaling 16,800.00 dollars, the largest being 2,700.00 dollars each from Orange County Charter Advocates for Great Public Schools, OCTax PAC, Fred Whitaker and WECA Good Government PAC. Outside spending supporting him is reported in a Form 496 filed October 7, 2026 by the National Association of Realtors Fund, ID 1344093, which lists 100,000.00 dollars for videos as an estimate, 1,339.05 dollars for a voter file and 1,365.00 dollars for polling, for a cumulative to date total of 102,704.05 dollars; Voice of OC reports that most of Shaw's advertising has come from the National Association of Realtors. No committee, filing or dollar total for a committee opposing him was identified in the county's independent expenditure filings for this election reviewed in this run.

What this could mean for your household

  • Says he would protect taxpayers by identifying waste before any request for more money, and that he would cut red tape for small businesses so they can grow; both are stated positions that bear on the tax and regulatory costs of households and business owners.S13S22
  • Says the county should work with cities and developers on affordable and transitional housing and that he would not support rent control, which he said would reduce housing supply; rent rules are set by cities and the state rather than the county, and he stated the position at the League of Women Voters forum.S17S13
  • Says roads and traffic are a priority and that he would pursue transportation funding through OCTA for deteriorated and congested corridors in the district.S16
  • Says he would spend district discretionary money only for an obvious public benefit and with public reporting, and that he would consider spending none of it at the start of his term; the fund is county money allocated by each supervisor.S13S17
  • Says behavioral health and addiction treatment should be part of the county's response to homelessness, which affects residents who use county health and social services.S15S16

Campaign website

Connor Traut

Mayor/Business Owner

Bio

  • Ballot designation and name as printed by the Orange County Registrar of Voters on the contest and candidate proof list for the November 3, 2026 general election.S1
  • Mayor of Buena Park for council District 5, as listed by the city. LAist reports the mayor is a position elected annually by fellow council members. The city says its five council members are elected on a nonpartisan basis for staggered four year terms, with municipal elections on the first Tuesday in November of even numbered years.S25S8
  • Elected to the Buena Park City Council in November 2018, appointed mayor pro tem in December 2019, appointed mayor in December 2020, re-elected in November 2022 and appointed vice mayor in December 2024, according to his city biography.S26
  • Elected to the Centralia Elementary School District Board of Trustees in November 2014 and appointed president of that board in December 2015, where he served until 2018, per his city biography and his campaign.S26S23
  • Appointed to the Orange County Juvenile Justice Commission in February 2014, where LAist reports he inspected group homes and other facilities in the juvenile justice system starting at age 18.S26S8
  • Works as a consumer protection attorney; his city biography lists him as a consumer protection trial attorney at Traut Injury Law with earlier work as a judicial law clerk and mediator for the Orange County Superior Court. LAist describes him as an attorney in his family's personal injury law firm and Ballotpedia as a consumer protection attorney and co-owner of MACK Athletics.S26S8S21
  • Holds a law degree from Chapman University Fowler School of Law and bachelor's degrees in economics and political science from Chapman University, per his city biography and Ballotpedia.S26S21
  • Lives in Buena Park with his wife Cheyenne, an elementary school teacher and doctoral candidate, and their son Calum, per his campaign. No street address is recorded. His campaign describes him as a fourth-generation Orange County resident.S23S8

Record in office

  • As a Buena Park council member he supported a 2024 city sales tax increase to fund public safety and essential services, which voters approved, and he has cited his work on getting a regional homeless shelter running, per LAist.S8
  • He helped pass a five year Community Workforce Agreement in 2022 that requires Buena Park to hire a certain percentage of local workers and pay union wages; LAist records supporters saying such agreements ensure the local workforce benefits from public construction and opponents saying they raise costs.S8
  • In 2026 he filed a complaint about a Buena Park police chaplain's activity online; the chaplain was removed from the volunteer post, per LAist.S8
  • He serves as a board director of the Orange County Fire Authority and as a board member of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast, per his city biography and campaign.S26S23
  • At the October 9 OC Forum he supported a county economic development plan and joined the other candidates in opposing a proposed increase in emergency medical services specialty designation fees charged to local hospitals, per the Orange County Register.S11
  • On his campaign site he states that Buena Park became the first city in Orange County to transition to 100 percent renewable energy and that he helped lower consumer energy bills through the Orange County Power Authority; these are campaign statements of accomplishment recorded as his claims.S23S24

Positions

Taxes
  • Says the answer to the county's budget pressure cannot be only service cuts or higher taxes, and that revenue should grow by growing the local economy rather than by raising tax rates; as a council member he supported a 2024 Buena Park sales tax measure dedicated to public safety and essential services that voters approved.S14S8
Housing
  • Says he would partner with cities and nonprofits to build senior and workforce housing near jobs and transit, expand housing vouchers and accessory dwelling units, use county land, the Affordable Housing Fund, the OC Housing Finance Trust and behavioral health funding for permanent supportive housing, and prioritize county infrastructure and housing money for cities that accept well managed housing while not rewarding cities that refuse. He says he supports tenant protections, stronger code enforcement against negligent landlords and rental assistance, and would use software including artificial intelligence to speed permit processing and plan review.S8S14
Cost of living
  • Says he would take measures to lower costs including housing and health care and to increase incomes by supporting good paying jobs, and that affordability is one of the county's top priorities.S8S11
Public safety
  • Says he wants more public safety funding and that he supported hiring more police personnel, enforcement against illegal street racing, additional ambulance units and wildland fire protection in Buena Park. He says he supports county investment in emergency response and community centered crime reduction, and that he sees a role for license plate reading cameras while raising data security concerns.S23S24S17
Education
  • Runs on his service as a Centralia Elementary School District trustee and board president from 2014 to 2018. No detailed county level education position was located in the sources reviewed, because county supervisors do not set school district policy; his campaign lists school board members among his endorsers.S26S23
Health care
  • Says he would keep people enrolled in CalOptima, including by hiring more workers to verify eligibility, and would expand mental health and addiction treatment; he says county medical services and services for seniors and people with disabilities should be protected, and the National Union of Healthcare Workers endorsed him.S8S23
Homelessness
  • Says the test is whether people permanently leave homelessness, and that North Orange County has added regional shelter capacity while South Orange County has not. His framework is prevention, treatment, shelter, housing and accountability, with county dollars tied to outcomes such as movement from street to shelter, shelter to treatment and treatment to permanent housing, and with law enforcement restoring order when services are refused and unsafe behavior continues.S16S14
Transportation
  • Says cities are responsible for local streets but the county and OCTA can add leverage, and that he would maximize Measure M local fair share dollars, compete for arterial and signal synchronization grants, require strong pavement plans and coordinate major corridors across city boundaries. He supports protected bikeways and pedestrian improvements including connections to the Fullerton and Buena Park Metrolink stations and completing the OC Loop, along with microtransit and first and last mile connections and reliable bus service.S16S8
Environment and energy
  • Says climate change is already affecting county families through heat, drought and wildfire, that he helped Buena Park move to 100 percent renewable energy and worked on lower energy bills through the Orange County Power Authority, and that as supervisor he would push for renewable energy, water conservation, clean air and water, and regional climate planning.S24S23
Immigration
  • At the League of Women Voters forum he said he intends to uphold programs that offer legal defense services to families in need and to uphold the state's sanctuary laws.S17
Economy and jobs
  • Says he would reduce barriers to expansion and hiring for small businesses, invest in infrastructure and job training, expand apprenticeships and workforce development, and support local hire agreements and workplace protections including laws against wage theft.S24S23
Local services
  • Says county government has the most impact on regional systems such as health care, homelessness, public safety, social services, ambulance response, open space, libraries and major roads, and that agencies such as CalOptima, the Health Care Agency, Social Services and housing programs should be coordinated rather than siloed. He says he does not support discretionary funds becoming a political slush fund and would require a public application process, written scoring, real time disclosure and independent review, and at the forum he said he would support eliminating the discretionary fund system.S14S17
Water
  • No position specific to county water policy was located in the sources reviewed; his campaign priorities page refers generally to clean air and water pollution in a climate and environment context.S24
Other
  • On data centers he said small data centers are needed in California but that he does not support building large scale data centers near homes, citing environmental and quality of life concerns. He says he would ensure a veterans cemetery is built in the county and would continue planning for the Anaheim veterans cemetery that Supervisor Chaffee started.S17S24

Endorsements

  • Endorsed by the Democratic Party of Orange County, which LAist reports has spent about 135,000 dollars in support of his campaign.S9S18
  • Endorsed by three sitting county supervisors, Doug Chaffee, Katrina Foley and Vicente Sarmiento, per his campaign, Ballotpedia and OC Independent; LAist records the Chaffee and Foley endorsements.S23S21S8
  • Endorsed by the Orange County Labor Federation and a long list of unions including the Orange County Professional Firefighters Local 3631, the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs, the Orange County Employees Association, the Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, the Anaheim Firefighters Association, the Buena Park Police Association and UNITE HERE Local 11, per his campaign and Ballotpedia.S23S21
  • Endorsed by elected officials including Congress members Lou Correa, Robert Garcia, Mike Levin, Dave Min and Derek Tran, State Senator Tom Umberg, Assembly members Blanca Pacheco, Cottie Petrie-Norris, Sharon Quirk-Silva and Avelino Valencia, and city officials in Anaheim, Buena Park, Fullerton, La Habra and Stanton, per his campaign and Ballotpedia.S23S21
  • Ballotpedia also lists California Environmental Voters, the Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties' Community Action Fund, VALOR Veterans Alliance of Orange County, the Apartment Association of Orange County and the Association of Orange County Deputy District Attorneys among his endorsers.S21S23
  • Craig Huey's California Voter Guide for Orange County rates him two stars out of five; the guide is a partisan voter guide and the rating is recorded as that guide's assessment.S38

Funding

Total raised: $200,098 S33S31S30S34S35S36S9S16

Cash on hand: $75,769

As of: September 19, 2026

Top funders

  • Orange County Attorneys Association Political Action Committee $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period; totals above are calendar year 2026 to date
  • UA Journeymen & Apprentices Local #250 $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • U.A. Plumbers & Steamfitters Local Union 582 PAC $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Firefighters for Anaheim, sponsored by Anaheim Firefighters Association $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation Workers Local Union 105 Political Education Fund $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • UFCW LOCAL 324 PAC $2,700 Largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • David Elder $2,700 Individual, attorney, MAE Inc.; largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Margaret Elder $2,700 Individual, attorney, Margaret Elder Inc; largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Anthony Modarelli $2,700 Individual, attorney, DiMarco Araujo Montevideo; largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period
  • Andrew Ellis $2,700 Individual, attorney, Ellis Injury Law; largest tier of itemized receipts in the July 1 to September 19, 2026 statement period

Committee totals are from his own FPPC Form 460 filed with the county for the statement period July 1 to September 19, 2026. That form reports 116,687.00 dollars in monetary contributions received during the period, 200,098.19 dollars in total contributions received for calendar year 2026 to date, 50,604.37 dollars in payments made during the period, 349,357.15 dollars in payments for the year to date and an ending cash balance of 75,769.24 dollars. The committee's e-filed transaction records for that period list 170 itemized monetary contributions, 24 of them at the 2,700.00 dollar maximum, totaling 64,800.00 dollars; the funders listed above are drawn from that group, whose largest tier is heavily weighted toward labor and attorney committees and toward individual attorneys. The figures above are the calendar year figures as printed on that form, so they exclude money raised in 2025 and exclude receipts after September 19, 2026. Form 497 late contribution reports filed with the county through October 17, 2026 list further contributions received after September 19, 2026 totaling 20,500.00 dollars, the largest being 2,700.00 dollars each from Jung Wook Byun, the International Union of Operating Engineers, the Anaheim Municipal Employees Association PAC, the United Domestic Workers of America Action Fund and the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs PAC. Outside spending supporting him is reported in county Form 496 filings: the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association Local 3631 PAC filed October 17, 2026 listing a campaign mailer of 46,724.25 dollars and a digital advertisement of 61,772.00 dollars on October 16, 2026 with a cumulative to date total of 645,119.18 dollars; the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs Independent Expenditure Committee filed October 16, 2026 listing a mailer of 71,423.00 dollars with a cumulative to date total of 746,049.00 dollars; and the United Domestic Workers of America Independent Expenditure PAC filed September 30, 2026 with a cumulative to date total of 100,000.00 dollars. LAist reported on September 25, 2026, from the then current filings, that the firefighters' union had spent about 380,000 dollars in support of Traut, the Orange County Employees Association nearly 76,000 dollars in support of him and the Democratic Party of Orange County about 135,000 dollars in support of him, against more than 2 million dollars of outside spending across the two board races. No committee, filing or dollar total for a committee opposing him was identified in the county's independent expenditure filings for this election reviewed in this run.

What this could mean for your household

  • Says he would tie county housing and homelessness dollars to outcomes and would prioritize cities that identify sites and approve well managed housing; those funds and decisions affect renters and homeowners in the district.S14S16
  • Says he supports tenant protections, enforcement against negligent landlords and rental assistance, and would expand vouchers and accessory dwelling units; these are stated positions on housing costs for renters and owners.S8S24
  • Says he would maximize Measure M local fair share dollars and pursue grants for road, signal and corridor work in the district, which bears on local transportation taxes paid by households.S16
  • As a council member he supported a 2024 Buena Park sales tax measure dedicated to public safety and essential services that voters approved, and he says the county should not answer its budget pressure with service cuts or higher tax rates.S8S14
  • Says he would keep residents enrolled in CalOptima and expand eligibility staffing and mental health and addiction treatment, which affects households that rely on county health coverage and services.S8
  • Says he does not support large scale data centers being built near homes, citing environmental and quality of life concerns.S17

Campaign website

Sources

  1. Orange County Registrar of Voters, Contest/Candidate Proof List, 2026 General Election (print date August 28, 2026) Orange County Registrar of Voters Accessed 2026-10-17
  2. Contests Qualified for the Ballot for the 2026 General Election Orange County Registrar of Voters Accessed 2026-10-17
  3. What's On the Ballot, November 3, 2026 General Election Orange County Registrar of Voters Accessed 2026-10-17
  4. Statement of Votes, June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election Orange County Registrar of Voters Accessed 2026-10-17
  5. Information Guide for Orange County Board of Supervisors Meetings, September 2026 Orange County Board of Supervisors Accessed 2026-10-17
  6. Meet your Supervisor, Fourth District Supervisor Doug Chaffee Orange County Fourth District Accessed 2026-10-17
  7. Supervisor Doug Chaffee Elected Chair of Orange County Board of Supervisors (January 13, 2026) County of Orange Accessed 2026-10-17
  8. Orange County Supervisor, District 4: Who's running on Nov. 3 and why it matters LAist Accessed 2026-10-17
  9. Who are the big spenders in the OC Board of Supes races? A look at the campaign finances (September 25, 2026) LAist Accessed 2026-10-17
  10. 2026 Election: Tim Shaw and Connor Traut face off for open District 4 OC Board of Supervisor seat (October 15, 2026) Orange County Register Accessed 2026-10-17
  11. OC Board of Supervisor candidates talk priorities, concerns in forum (October 10, 2026) Orange County Register Accessed 2026-10-17
  12. Endorsement: Tim Shaw for Orange County's 4th District (April 16, 2026) Orange County Register Editorial Board Accessed 2026-10-17
  13. Tim Shaw, OC Board of Supervisors District 4 candidate, 2026 election questionnaire (October 5, 2026) Orange County Register Accessed 2026-10-17
  14. Connor Traut, OC Board of Supervisors District 4 candidate, 2026 election questionnaire (October 5, 2026) Orange County Register Accessed 2026-10-17
  15. Tim Shaw, OC Board of Supervisors District 4, 2026 primary election questionnaire (May 5, 2026) Orange County Register Accessed 2026-10-17
  16. What Do Fourth District Supervisor Candidates Think About Rocky City Budgets, Homelessness? (October 16, 2026) Voice of OC Accessed 2026-10-17
  17. Orange County District 4 potential supervisors discuss campaign priorities, county issues (October 6, 2026) Daily Titan Accessed 2026-10-17
  18. Tim Shaw Consolidates Support for County Supervisor Campaign (August 14, 2026) OC Independent Accessed 2026-10-17
  19. 4th Supervisor District Campaign Pits Tim Shaw Against 3 Democrats (September 2025) OC Independent Accessed 2026-10-17
  20. Tim Shaw Ballotpedia Accessed 2026-10-17
  21. Connor Traut Ballotpedia Accessed 2026-10-17
  22. Tim Shaw for Orange County Supervisor campaign website Tim Shaw for Supervisor 2026 Accessed 2026-10-17
  23. Connor Traut for Orange County Supervisor campaign website Connor Traut for Supervisor 2026 Accessed 2026-10-17
  24. Connor's Priorities Connor Traut for Supervisor 2026 Accessed 2026-10-17
  25. Council Members, City of Buena Park City of Buena Park Accessed 2026-10-17
  26. Connor Traut, Vice Mayor of Buena Park, council member biography (2025) City of Buena Park Accessed 2026-10-17
  27. Tim Shaw appointed to fill OC Board of Ed's Fourth District seat (December 22, 2021) Orange County Department of Education Newsroom Accessed 2026-10-17
  28. OC Board of Ed to fill open seat through provisional appointment (November 15, 2021) Orange County Department of Education Newsroom Accessed 2026-10-17
  29. Tim Shaw, Member, Orange County Board of Education, Trustee Area 4, candidate statement, March 2024 primary election Orange County Registrar of Voters Accessed 2026-10-17
  30. Campaign Finance Info Orange County Registrar of Voters Accessed 2026-10-17
  31. Orange County electronic campaign finance disclosure system (NetFile public portal) Orange County Registrar of Voters Accessed 2026-10-17
  32. FPPC Form 460, Tim Shaw for Supervisor 2026 (committee ID 1478240), statement covering July 1 to September 19, 2026, filed September 24, 2026 (county filing ID 217499005) Orange County Registrar of Voters e-filing Accessed 2026-10-17
  33. FPPC Form 460, Connor Traut for Supervisor 2026 (committee ID 1477129), statement covering July 1 to September 19, 2026, filed September 24, 2026 (county filing ID 217519484) Orange County Registrar of Voters e-filing Accessed 2026-10-17
  34. FPPC Form 496, Orange County Professional Firefighters Assn. Local 3631 PAC (ID 950925), independent expenditures supporting Connor Traut, filed October 17, 2026 (county filing ID 217656268) Orange County Registrar of Voters e-filing Accessed 2026-10-17
  35. FPPC Form 496, Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs Independent Expenditure Committee (ID 1265580), independent expenditure supporting Connor Traut, filed October 16, 2026 (county filing ID 217651512) Orange County Registrar of Voters e-filing Accessed 2026-10-17
  36. FPPC Form 496, United Domestic Workers of America Independent Expenditure PAC (ID 1367550), independent expenditure supporting Connor Traut, filed September 30, 2026 (county filing ID 217555106) Orange County Registrar of Voters e-filing Accessed 2026-10-17
  37. FPPC Form 496, National Association of Realtors Fund (Nonprofit 527 Organization), ID 1344093, independent expenditures supporting Tim Shaw, filed October 7, 2026 (county filing ID 217602655) Orange County Registrar of Voters e-filing Accessed 2026-10-17
  38. California Voter Guide, Orange County, November 3, 2026 General Election (star ratings) Craig Huey Accessed 2026-10-17