Brett Posted December 1, 2022 Followers: 9 Content Count: 749 Reputation: 384 Joined: 02/24/2021 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 02:58 AM Share Posted December 1, 2022 Mayor Charles Lockhart Charles Lockhart Mayor of Liberty City Incumbent Assumed office January 1st, 2018 Deputy Jessica White Preceded by Bill de Blasio Personal details Born 22nd of May, 1969 Political party Democratic Party Education BA in Political Science Occupation Mayor Military Service Allegiance United States Branch/service U.S. Army Years of Service 1987-2000 Rank First Sergeant (E-8) Battles/wars Invasion of Panama Gulf War Intervention in Haiti Wikipedia Charles Lockhart is an American politician, serving as the 110th Mayor of Liberty City since January 1st, 2018. He served in the Liberty State Senate from 2006 to 2018, representing the 33rd Senate district in Bohan. On November 17th, 2016, Lockhart announced his candidacy for Mayor of Liberty City. On June 22nd, 2017, the Associated Press declared Lockhart the winner of the 2017 Democratic mayoral primary. Lockhart defeated Republican Nicole Malliotakis in the general election in a landslide victory. Lockhart was sworn in as mayor shortly after midnight on January 1, 2018. As mayor, Lockhart has supported a complete revitalization of the Liberty City Department of Education by funding an increase of 150 billion dollars to pay increased teacher salaries and modernization of school facilities in low-income neighborhoods, supported police reform to institute more community policing and put an official end to stop and frisk, and began a community revitalization project for businesses to stimulate economic growth. Early life Charles Lockhart was born to Marie and Henry Lockhart on May 22nd, 1969 in Schottler Medical Center. Charles grew up in Bohan most of his life, attending primary and secondary schooling within the borough when he graduated in 1987. Charles, wanting to get away from the city at this time, joined the United States Army after graduating, serving as a Military Police Officer from the years 1987-2000 where he served on deployments in Panama during Operation Just Cause, Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and Desert Shield, and Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy. After 13 years of service, Lockhart was honorably discharged from the Army at the rank of First Sergeant (E-8) and returned back to Liberty City in 2000. After returning back to the city, Charles using the Montgomery GI Bill enrolled in Liberty Vespucci University, studying for a Bachelors of Arts in Political Science concentrating on International Relations with focus on Latin America. Early political career After the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, Charles began to become active in activism campaigns across campus and officially registered as a member of the Democratic Party. After graduating in 2004, Charles interned in the Mayor’s Office of Michael Bloomberg for six months, before accepting a full time staffer position with State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson. He officially resigned from the position in 2006 before running for Ruth’s old position and winning against his republican opponent Robert Diamond with over 97% of the vote. He would serve in this position from 2006-2018, describing himself as a Progressive Democrat. Mayor of Liberty City 2017 Election On November 17, 2016, Lockhart announced his candidacy for Mayor of Liberty City. Running on the campaign slogan “Liberty, Jobs, and Education for All,” promising to reinvest in the forgotten communities of the city and bring prosperity and opportunity to all within City Limits, criticizing Bill de Blasio for his heavy handed policing tactics and failure to properly provide for the city's poor and won against him in the Democratic Primary by 52% of the delegates. He faced off in the general election against Republican Nicole Malliotakis and won over 70% of the vote. Tenure Liberty City Police Department Reform Mayor Lockhart signed his first acts in office regarding reforming the LCPD’s use of force policies in regards to unarmed and nonviolent suspects. Putting an official end to the controversial policy of Stop and Frisk, along with ensuring a focus is put by the department on Community Policing with a complete reimagining of Broken Windows Theory. Liberty City Department of Education Mayor Lockhart passed in 2019 a $150 billion dollar increase to the city's education systems, focusing on modernization and increase in teacher pay to address hiring shortages and low quality schools. In a statement given to the press, “No school should be deemed to be unworthy of government aid and assistance under draconian policies such as those instituted by the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and under my administration of this city we will see that No School will be left underfunded.” Liberty City Economic Issues Mayor Lockhart proceeded to immediately push for legislation pushing for a $15 minimum wage for all workers across the board, along with the creation of a new grant program to help small business owners in low-income neighborhoods start businesses and get licensing. The City Council passed these proposals within the first couple of months, leading to an economic boom in the areas of Bohan, Dukes/Broker, and Alderney. In order to pay for these new programs, the mayor increased the gasoline tax by .50 cents, along with an increase on Middle Class and High income taxes by $2,000. This lead to Tea Party like protests in 2020, which was met by counter protestors that went on for months before being dispersed by the LCPD under orders from Mayor Lockhart. The city's economy has remained stable, achieving a modest 2% growth rate average each year. Liberty City Immigration Issues Rebuking the Trump Administration, Mayor Lockhart came out in support of the cities Sanctuary-City laws, and demanded additional removals of ICE from joint facilities located throughout Liberty City not connected to a legitimate national security purpose. Lockhart has supported bilingual education centers throughout the city to help with integration efforts, and has admonished the harsh treatment of refugees and asylum seekers stating “Liberty City will always be home to everyone who makes it here. America is stronger with you, not without you.” Personal life Charles Lockhart publicly identifies as Bisexual, but is not currently in a relationship nor has he ever been married. He admits to having suffered from depression during his years in college, and has volunteered to help veterans recovering with PTSD in his spare time. Religion Charles Lockhart has described himself as an “Agnostic,” but was brought up with a Catholic upbringing and states that he uses the principles of Jesus Christ to help drive his social charity and moves for social justice. References TBA 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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