Josh Traptow

I'm a third generation Calgarian who lives and breaths politics. I enjoy volunteering for the Calgary Stampede, the Calgary Heritage Authority and PC Alberta.

I currently am the Special Assistant to the Honourable Evan Berger, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and MLA for Livingstone-Macleod.

I graduated from SAIT in May 2011 with a diploma in Administrative Information Management, I have a wide range of experience from oil and gas to government to political campaigns.

I'm very active in politics serviving as the President of the Calgary-Bow PC Association, a member of the Core Organizing Committee for the Calgary Premier's Dinner and Secretary of the PCYA and as a member of the executive for the PCAA.

In January 2012 I was asked to chair the partys election campaign for southern Alberta, I am looking forward to this challenge and giving all of our candidates the tools and supports they need to win.

I am passionate about public education and the importance it plays in our society, in October 2010 I ran in Wards 1 & 2 for Public School Trustee and received 12% or 3549 votes.  If you are interested in what is happening in the CBE I encourage you to check out ARTICS (Associate for Responsive Trusteeship in Calgary Schools).

I volunteer with the Next Generation Committee for the Calgary Stampede where I chair the Project Execution sub-committee.  Next Generation works to attract and engage the next generation of audiences as patrons, supporters and volunteers of the Calgary Stampede. They assist the organization in leveraging emerging and non-traditional promotions, marketing, social-media, and on-line tools to promote the CS brand and events.