Yolanda Trout-Manuel this week announced her candidacy for a second term on the Auburn City Council.

Trout-Manuel, who has lived in Auburn for nine years, was elected to Position 4 in November 2013 to fill the seat Nancy Backus’ vacated when she made her successful run for mayor.

During her first term as a council member, Trout- Manuel said, she worked hard to develop relationships and build bridges with many people and neighborhoods in “the very diverse City of Auburn.”

As a council member, Trout said, she has learned that the problems facing the state and nation exist in the Auburn community, too, and that the residents of Auburn need to work together to find solutions.

“I love the city of Auburn. My passion is that the residents of Auburn have the best place to live, work, play and raise our families. I know that it takes hard work, but I am up for the task and hope for the opportunity to continue to accomplish more for all of us.

”I believe the issues that need the most attention are schools, public safety, roads, homelessness and economic development, while still being a responsible steward of our City budget,” Trout-Manuel said.

Trout-Manuel is chair of the City Council Human Services Committee, involved with the Mexican Independence Festival, the Blue Ribbon Healthy City 2020 Committee, the Auburn Cities and School Forum, is a member of the Law Enforcement Officer and Fire Fighter Board and is past president of the Auburn Noon Lions.

Regionally, she serves as vice chair of the King County Domestic Violence Initiative Task Force and caucus chair for the Law, Safety and Justice Committee for the Sound Cities Association. Additionally, she is a member of the Puget Sound Latino Chamber of Commerce.

Nationally, Trout-Manuel said, she works with the Hispanic Elective Legislative Officials and the Women in Municipal Government wing of the National League of Cities.

Trout has a college degree and is a small business owner. She said she is proud of successfully crusading for the state to widen State Route 12 from a two-lane road into a four-lane highway, and for successfully lobbying for the DUI victim signs of the ‘Please Don’t Drink and Drive,’ campaign.

Manuel-Trout and her husband, Ron Manuel, live in Auburn, and love to golf. They have four children, 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild.