City of Lathrop City Council Councilmember Sonny Dhaliwal

Sonny Dhaliwal has the unique distinction of being the mayor of Lathrop for not just a term or two, but rather six consecutive terms. Besides serving as mayor since 2012, before that he had been on the Lathrop City Council since 2006. Dhaliwal formerly worked at the VTA bus yard for 30 years.

First elected: 2006

Day job: Mayor of Lathrop, formerly an employee of VTA

Alma maters: Lyalpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, India

Notable quote: “Cooperation is better than being confrontational.” (Source: Manteca Lathrop Bulletin)