PHOTO GALLERY: Trapp hopes door-to-door campaigning results in City Council win

Second Ward candidate Michael Trapp talks with Steven Skolnick of the Second Ward after a panel discussion between the city council candidates at the Columbia Country Club on Friday, March 9. Trapp is running alongside Bill Pauls and Mike Atkinson for the Second Ward position.   |  Grant Hindsley

Second Ward Councilman hopeful Michael Trapp gathers his handouts and notes while going door to door Tuesday, March 13, at the intersection of Bear Creek Drive and W. Craig St. Trapp has lived in Columbia for six years but moved into the Second Ward in 2009.   |  Grant Hindsley

Michael Trapp leaves a campaign flier at every registered voter's house he can reach in the Second Ward. Trapp personally signs every flier at the doorstep of any home that does not answer his knock.   |  Grant Hindsley

Second Ward Councilman candidate Michael Trapp chooses a tie before his first televised panel held at the Columbia Public Library on March 13. Trapp lives with his dog, Fido, and enjoys gardening, horseshoes and hosting dinner parties.   |  Grant Hindsley

Second Ward Councilman candidate Michael Trapp adjusts the cuffs on his shirt before his first televised panel discussion as he walks by a map of the Second Ward in his home on March 13.   |  Grant Hindsley

Second Ward candidate Michael Trapp talks with Steven Skolnick of the Second Ward after a panel discussion between the City Council candidates at the Columbia Country Club on Friday, March 9. Trapp is running alongside Bill Pauls and Mike Atkinson for the Second Ward position.   |  Grant Hindsley

Second Ward council candidate Michael Trapp collects his breath after a televised panel discussion in front of a mural of the Boone County Courthouse at the Daniel Boone Regional Library on Tuesday. Trapp walks to and from work everyday and plans to make the neighborhoods in the Second Ward as safe as possible for pedestrians.   |  Grant Hindsley