On Monday, outgoing Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe will give his final address and hand out keys to the city.
With the election now certified, Antioch will have a new mayor next week after former city manager Ron Bernal earned 61.98% of the vote. Seeking re-election, Hernandez-Thorpe received just 30.72% with Rakesh Christian 7.31%. Dating back to 2000, Bernal received the highest percentage of vote.
On Monday, whiles not clear what Hernandez-Thorpe will state in his address, he said on social media he would be handing out 12 keys to the city to the following:
- Barbara Sobalvarro – Founder of Friends of Antioch Animal Services
- Dawn Merchant – Director of Finance Department
- Alan Barton – Director of Information Technology
- Kwame Reed – Economic Development Director
- Brad Helfenberger – Director of Recreation
- Scott Bunting – Acting Director of Public Works/City Engineer
- Kevin Scudero – Acting Director of Community Development
- Ana Cortez – Director of Human Resources
- Tasha Johnson – Director of Public Safety & Community Resources
- Brian Addington – Interim Chief of Police
- Susan Vasquez – Principal Executive Assistant
- Thomas Smith – City Attorney
The final address will occur at Antioch City Hall on Monday, December 9 at 11:00 am
Other keys to the city include:
In February, the late Hon. Reginald “Reggie” Moore and the late Dietra King, were given keys posthumously. Three Pittsburg residents, Board of Supervisors Chair Federal Glover, along with Willie Mims and Frances Green also received a key to the City.
In October, Monument Impact was given a key to the city after Just Cause for Eviction was signed into ordinance.
In December 2023, several residents were awarded a key to the city which included: William and Mary Chapman, Cassandra Quinto Collins, Gerald Wilson Jr, Flori Paniagua, and Ricka Davis-Sheard,
In April 2023, several folks received a key to the city for their work with the unhoused and Rossanna Bayon Moore, Joy Motts, Nichole Gardner, and Vicki Proctor.
Back in October 2021, New York Jets CB Isaiah Dunn was presented a key to the city.
Previous mayoral races within the City of Antioch:
2020
- 44.44% – Lamar A Thorpe (19,792)
- 33.89% – Sean Wright (15,094)
- 9.89% – Julio Jesse Mendez (4,403)
- 8.37% – Gabriel Makinano (3,729)
- 3.41% – Rakesh Kumar Christian (1,521)
2016
- 34.39% – Sean Wright (11,497)
- 34.19% – Wade Harper (11,433)
- 21.62% – Lori Ogorchock (7,232)
- 9.53% – Gil Murrilo (3,189)
2012
- 40.77% – Wade Harper (12,594)
- 32.79% – Gary Agopian (10,129)
- 20.49% – Don Freitas (6,329)
- 5.63% – Michael Leon (1,740)
2008
- 46.26% – Jim Davis (14,912)
- 44.79% – Don Freitas (14,437)
2004
- 58% – Don Freitas (18,013)
- 42% – Jim Davis (13,041)
2000
- 53.3% – Don Freitas (14,879)
- 35.6% – Jim Davis (10,142)
- 5.6% – Paul Goulart (1,596)
4 comments
Keys to a city are now meaningless if everyone is getting one. Another thing that Thorpe has ruined for everyone. Why is staff even accepting these? I’d be embarrassed. A key is being awarded for showing up to an overpaid bloated salary job??? So glad the voters threw this lunatic out of office.
This dude is so out of touch with reality. Just go away already Lamont. Your legacy will be that of the most embarrassing, unprofessional and useless Mayor in history of Antioch.
Who cares what this clown has to say? It’s all BS anyways. Bye! See you never again goofball
Might as well hand out toilet bowls.
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