Mayor Janice Lomax was a fictional character on General Hospital.
She was portrayed by actress Saidah Arrika Ekulona from May 23, 2012 to August 2015. She was later portrayed by actress Shari Belafonte on January 19 to June 24, 2016 before being replaced by James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine two weeks later and later Jack Dylan Grazer as Donald Cassadine and Scarlett Fernandez as Charlotte Cassadine for a year and a half filling in the void before returning on December 20, 2017 replacing Luke Massy as Frank Anderson and Daniel Lujan as Greg Barnes after the character's arrest and imprisonment, Gavin Alexander Hamilton as Russ Delvin, Gene Farber as Richard Klein, and an unknown actor as Steven Culp before being replaced back by James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine and Scarlett Fernandez as Charlotte Cassadine before the characters left town and disappeared nearly seven years later on July 17, 2024.
Casting[]
She was portrayed by actress Saidah Arrika Ekulona since May 23, 2012. She made brief guest appearances in May 2012, August 2012, March 2013, January 2015, May/June 2015, and most recently in August 2015.
In December 2015, it was revealed that actress Shari Belafonte is going to replace Saidah Arrika Ekulona as Mayor Janice Lomax. She made her first appearance on January 19, 2016. She was last seen on June 24, 2016 before being replaced by James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine two weeks later and later Jack Dylan Grazer as Donald Cassadine and Scarlett Fernandez as Charlotte Cassadine for a year and a half filling in the void before returning on December 20, 2017 replacing Luke Massey as Frank Anderson and Daniel Lujan as Greg Barnes after the character's arrest and imprisonment, Gavin Alexander Hamilton as Russ Delvin, Gene Farber as Richard Klein, and an unknown actor as Steven Culp before being replaced back by James Patrick Stuart as Valentin Cassadine and Scarlett Fernandez as Charlotte Cassadine before the characters left town and disappeared nearly seven years later on July 17, 2024 before Greg Evigan debuted as Jim Harvey in the beginning of 2018 a day after Darren Dupree Washington made his final appearance as Erich Sydney on January 2 after the character's arrest and imprisonment before being replaced by Anders Hove as Cesar Faison before the character's death.
Storylines[]
Mayor Janice Lomax first appears in May 2012, in order to terminate Mac Scorpio from his position as police commissioner, citing the unsolved deaths of Cole Thornhart and his daughter Hope, as well as the actions of corrupt detective Ronnie Dimestico, as her main reasons why. Lomax also expressed concern following the conviction and imprisonment of Mac's daughter Maxie Jones in connection with the murder of Lisa Niles, and the potential negative publicity it could bring the police department, and by extension, the mayor's office Lomax subsequently pursues Anna Devane to succeed Mac, a job which she ultimately accepts despite some early reluctance.
Lomax resurfaces in August 2012 to appoint John McBain while Commissioner Devane was away in Europe in charge of the police investigation into a terrorist act committed by Jerry Jacks whereby he contaminated the water supply with a dangerous pathogen with the help of Cesar Faison and Liesl Obrecht in revenge for Franco before his was revealed to be alive in 2013 as Michael Corinthos and Diane Miller did not drink the water because of their own safety after Delores Padilla moved to New York City.
In March 2013; Lomax appears again to figure out what to do with the escape situation aftermath of Lucy Coe, John McBain, and Rafe Kovich, Jr. escaping with the help of Molly Lansing-Davis to save Sam Morgan and Danny Morgan from the deraigned Caleb Morley/Stephen Clay who is like the American version of Cesar Faison. Anna Devane tries to resign from the police commissioner position, but Mayor Lomax can not let this happen. She says that would impact her image too much and tries to figure out what to do with the fugitives. She says that if they release them, they would be encouraging vigilante, but if they press charges it would cause problems too. She goes to the media in the PCPD main room and says that they the three fugitives were acting in accordance with Police Commissioner Anna Devane and are going to be released.
She was said to officiate the wedding between Laura Webber and Scott Baldwin, but she was too booked and Lesley Webber steps in.
In January 2015, Lomax tampers with the mayoral election votes with the help of Kyle Sloane and Nikolas Cassadine to win the election against Felicia Scorpio. Immediately after "winning" the election, Lomax fires Anna Devane and replaces her with Sloane in revenge for the late Peter Harrell, Jr. aka Levi Dunkleman because he is ordered to keep quiet about Robin's kidnapping after Larry Ashton fled Port Charles. In May, Lomax tells Nikolas that she plans to run for governor against Governor Richard Gatling. She then fires Sloane as commissioner and replaces him with Jordan Ashford. In August, Lomax forces Scott Baldwin to step down as District Attorney because his son Franco Baldwin was charged for murdering Silas Clay. She replaced him with Ric Lansing as Acting District Attorney since he did not drink the contaminated water.
On January 19, Mayor Lomax has lunch with Paul Hornsby and they talk about how to take down Sonny Corinthos. Later on, she and Olivia Quartermaine go over plans for a luncheon that the mayor is holding at the Metro Court. During that conversation with Olivia, she gets disgusted that Olivia wants to breastfeed her son in the Metro Court restaurant. She tells Olivia that "If she breastfeeds her son in the restaurant she will have her arrested for public indecency". After Olivia gets aggressive, the mayor has her security guy escort Olivia out. It is later revealed that the Mayor had Olivia arrested for assault but the charges are later dropped
On January 29, she goes to Dante's apartment to try and get him to get Olivia to drop the lawsuit against her. Later on, she tells Olivia that city functions will no longer be held at the Metro Court hotel.
In February 2016, Lomax had no skills of being a hostage negotiator when the wedding disaster at the All Saints Church occurred in revenge for Helena Cassadine and she became outraged after she violated everybody's constitutional rights. The aftermath of the wedding disaster lead Mayor Lomax being interviewed by the press as security at the All Saints Church to be tightened. Then came the will reading of Helena Cassadine afterwards after her involvement of complicity to violate everybody's constitutional rights by holding everyone hostage resulted her being sued in civil court in which Morgan Corinthos is unable to sue and testify against her.
Mayor Lomax sued by the people who's constitutional rights were violated in February all thanks to her complicity with Landon Dixon
After the will reading, Mayor Lomax was sued in civil court twice. First by the people who's constitutional rights were violated in February all thanks to her complicity with Landon Dixon. And against by Olivia Falconeri with judge James Horowitz presiding over both cases and Mayor Lomax's lawsuit was unsuccessful, but the citizens' lawsuit against her was successful all thanks to former district attorney and attorney Ric Lansing, attorney Alexis Davis, and the American Civil Liberties Union in which Janice received a warning from the Governor of the State of New York that she might face impeachment.
On June 24, 2016; Lomax was last seen onscreen before being replaced by Valentin Cassadine arrived to Port Charles who later became the ownership of Spoon Island one month after Sabrina Santiago's death and Mayor Lomax gained Valentin as a friend for a year and a half.
In January 2017, Mayor Lomax filed a protection order against Sonny and Olivia under Valentin and Nina's orders offscreen while Sonny was on house arrest framed by Olivia Jerome as Sonny was also told that he was not allowed to see Charlotte Cassadine via court order. Mayor Lomax gained Charlotte as a new friend because she and Valentin supports the mayor and respects her very well revealing that she is also friends with Judge Natalie Rawles because Valentin has been given sole custody of Charlotte and Lulu supervised visitation (one hour a week). It was also mentioned that in 6 months custody will be revisited just like Maxie Jones who was seeing Judge David Walters returning the favor meaning that Valentin and Charlotte are Mayor Lomax's new friends and supporters.
On December 20, 2017; Mayor Lomax reappeared once again at a town hall meeting to discuss the redevelopment of the Charles Street district after a year and a half of her absence and being replaced by her supporters Valentin Cassadine and his own children Donald and Charlotte and nearly two months after the crime at the Metro Court Hotel restaurant by two suspects who are revealed to be in revenge for Cesar Faison as they were arrested, lawyered up, and sent to prison leaving Dante's partner Nathan West unharmed along with Franco who was also unharmed and she became outraged in the aftermath. She was happy to see Ned Quartermaine to represent ELQ International and Valentin Cassadine of Cassadine Industries in with the "win-win" situation after meeting Molly Lansing-Davis and T.J. Ashford for the first time in person since after testifiying for the lawsuit against her after Britt Westbourne's imprisonment.
Minutes later, the town hall meeting was underway, T.J. said that the working class families could barely afford rent as and Mayor Lomax says that students moving off-campus helped cause higher rent. Molly accused Mayor Lomax of deflecting and violated her constitutional rights over a year earlier.
Mayor Lomax admitting her roles of her conspiracy in tampering with electoral votes and her complicity to violating everybody's constitutional rights is resigning as Mayor of Port Charles
Her conspiracy in tampering with electoral votes was later exposed to the public as Mayor Lomax's election has been invalid on December 26, and she soon stepped down from her position as Mayor as she resigned on December 27. Valentin and Nina were disappointed about the outcome of Mayor Lomax since they did support her all the way until her resignation.
After her resignation, Jim Harvey of Niagara Equities coming to Port Charles who tries to follow Janice's idea in the beginning of 2018 a day after Erich Sydney was captured and sent to prison as well as Cesar Faison coming back to Port Charles leaving the city unprotected without a mayor nearly three weeks later on January 19 after Janice became a fan of The Invader. Her new friend and Paul's successor Margaux Dawson attempts to finish the job she and Paul started and make Ned Quartermaine proud after the deaths of Cesar Faison and Nathan West resulting in an earthquake in March after Ned was elected mayor.
In March 2018, former Mayor Janice Lomax finds herself deeply involved in disaster relief efforts following a devastating earthquake that has ravaged Port Charles. Initially, the community rallies around her as she secures resources and coordinates aid for those affected. Her experience as mayor, albeit controversial, positions her as a leader during this crisis, allowing her to channel her guilt and past misdeeds into meaningful action.
However, as the weeks pass, Janice uncovers troubling information linking Jim Harvey, the owner of Niagara Equities, to illegal fracking operations that threaten both the environment and the recovery efforts in Port Charles. Her discovery serves as a reminder of why aligning with Harvey was a grave mistake made during her time in office. Jim's dubious dealings had always lurked in the shadows, but now they have the potential to escalate into a public outrage that could further tarnish her already damaged reputation.
Haunted by her past involvement in electoral tampering—an act exposed by Lulu Spencer and leading to her resignation—Janice finds herself at a personal and moral crossroads. The earthquake serves as both a backdrop for her redemption and as a catalyst for reevaluating her choices. As she weighs the implications of blowing the whistle on Harvey, she struggles with the possibility of losing the goodwill she has gained from the community through her relief efforts. Ultimately, Janice must navigate her own redemption arc while grappling with the consequences of her past alliances, leading to an intense moral conflict that could define her future in Port Charles.
In 2020, former Mayor Lomax approves of Valentin Cassadine as the CEO of ELQ International to help benefit Charlotte and her future because she likes the idea. She also likes the idea of Valentin wanting to become mayor and follow in her footsteps.
Former Mayor Janice Lomax is hired by Valentin Cassadine at The Invader
On February 19, 2024; former Mayor Lomax approves of Valentin Cassadine being owner and Nina Reeves being publisher of The Invader after Valentin bought it from Shawn Butler who is now living in San Francisco. She later becomes the receptionist at The Invader offscreen as she was hired by Valentin.
On March 6, Janice meets Adrian DeWitt as the social columnist for The Invader who her friend and supporter Nina Reeves promoted to associate publisher which editor-in-chief Alexis Davis is against and receptionist Janice Lomax approves.
On July 1 as Alexis got her law license back, Janice is happy with Adrian DeWitt being promoted to Acting Editor-in-Chief of The Invader the same day that Adrian visited Ava Jerome's hotel room.
On July 17, Janice's friends and supporters Valentin and Charlotte left Port Charles and they are currently nowhere to be found. Janice later assumes the role of owner of The Invader because she says that Janice's friends and supporters Valentin and Charlotte Cassadine are everywhere and wherever they go.
Crimes Committed[]
- Conspired with Kyle Sloane and Nikolas Cassadine to tamper with electoral votes, thus causing her manipulated mayoral win against Felicia Scorpio in revenge for the late Peter Harrell, Sr. and the late Peter Harrell, Jr. aka Levi Dunkleman [revealed Jan 13, 2015; exposed Dec 2017]
- Complicity; helped Landon Dixon violate Morgan Corinthos' constitutional rights [Feb 19, 2016; Janice's involvement revealed Mar 18, 2016; sued in March 2016 with T.J. Ashford and Ric Lansing testifying on Morgan's behalf]
- Complicity; helped Landon Dixon violate a chapel-full of people's constitutional rights at the All Saints Church at the All Saints Church [Feb 19, 2016; Janice's involvement revealed Mar 18, 2016; sued by the people who were there at the time in March 2016]
- Struggled with Olivia Falconeri for her (Olivia's) phone after the wedding disaster at the All Saints Church by violating a chapel-full of people's constitutional rights with a hostage situation by Landon Dixon under Janice's orders [Mar 18, 2016]
- Threatened Olivia Quartermaine multiple times with multiple things in revenge for Landon Dixon trying to return the favor to him [2016]
- Threatened Alexis Davis (to have her license to practice revoked) and Carly Corinthos (to have the Metro Court Hotel shut down) in revenge for Landon Dixon trying to return the favor to him [Mar 18, 2016]
- Threatened to have Julian Jerome put under surveillance [Mar 18, 2016]
Health and Vitals[]
- Assaulted by Olivia Falconeri over a breastfeeding dispute [Jan 19, 2016; revealed Jan 20, 2016]
- Struggled with Olivia Falconeri for her (Olivia's) phone after the wedding disaster at the All Saints Church by violating a chapel-full of people's constitutional rights with a hostage situation by Landon Dixon under Janice's orders [Mar 18, 2016]
Relationships[]
- Jordan Ashford - Former Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department and current Deputy Mayor of Port Charles
- T.J. Ashford - Jordan's only son and Molly's domestic partner
- Scott Baldwin - Former District Attorney
- Charles Bellamy
- Nelle Benson - (deceased)
- John Bentley
- Shawn Butler - Former owner and publisher of The Invader now living in San Francisco
- Drew Cain - Former Navy SEAL
- Naomi Carson
- Charlotte Cassadine - Valentin Cassadine's daughter with Lulu Spencer, the late Victor and the late Helena Cassadine's granddaughter, Emma Drake's counterpart, and Janice's friend and supporter
- Donald Cassadine - Valentin Cassadine's son with Elaine and Victor and Helena's grandson, and Janice's friend
- Valentin Cassadine - The late Helena Cassadine's son with Victor, Donald and Charlotte's father, Nikolas Cassadine's uncle, the late Britt Westbourne's ex-cousin-in-law, Janice's friend and supporter, CEO of ELQ, former owner of The Invader as Janice Lomax approves after her resignation as Mayor before becoming receptionist, former leader of Pikeman Security Group after Jack Brennan's imprisonment before Brennan's release from prison
- Amber Chua
- Laura Collins - Current Mayor of Port Charles
- Michael Corinthos
- Morgan Corinthos - (deceased)
- Steven Culp - Former editor of The Invader
- Alexis Davis - Former District Attorney, former Editor in Chief at The Invader, attorney; and the late Sam McCall, Kristina Davis, and Molly Lansing-Davis' mother
- Kristina Davis
- Margaux Dawson - Janice's counterpart and friend, Charlotte's grownup counterpart, former District Attorney, and Paul's successor now living in Seattle
- Anna Devane - Current Commissioner of the Port Charles Police Department
- Adrian DeWitt - Editor-in-Chief of The Invader hired by her friend and supporter Nina Reeves, and also Ava Jerome's new friend
- Emma Drake - Her friend and supporter Charlotte Cassadine's counterpart now living in Berkeley attending the University of California in Berkeley
- Amy Driscoll
- Felix DuBois
- Dante Falconeri - Detective of the Port Charles Police Department
- Pres Floyd - Janice's predecessor
- Alice Gunderson
- Paul Hornsby - Former District Attorney, former crush, and Margaux's predecessor (imprisoned)
- James Horowitz
- Mary Pat Ingles - Former nurse at Ferncliff Asylum and Brad Cooper's female counterpart (deceased)
- Jasper "Jax" Jacks
- Kiki Jerome - (deceased)
- Epiphany Johnson - Former Head Nurse at General Hospital (deceased)
- Maxie Jones
- Molly Lansing-Davis - Ric Lansing and Alexis Davis' daughter, Kristina Davis and the late Sam McCall's sister, and Assistant District Attorney
- Ric Lansing - Former District Attorney
- Kurt Lasaris
- Andre Maddox
- Todd Manning - Now living in Llanview
- Adam McCullough - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
- Liesl Obrecht - Former Chief of Staff at General Hospital, her friend and supporter Nina Reeves' aunt, her friend and supporter Valentin Cassadine's ex-aunt-in-law, and Donald and Charlotte's former great aunt by marriage
- Delores Padilla - Now living in New York City
- Andy Park
- Monica Quartermaine - Former Chief of Staff at General Hospital
- Ned Quartermaine - Her friend Margaux's male counterpart, Janice's friend/successor, and Laura's predecessor
- Tracy Quartermaine - Ned's mother
- Coleman Ratcliffe - (captured)
- Natalie Rawles - Court judge and Janice's friend
- Nina Reeves - Valentin's ex-wife, the late Britt Westbourne's cousin, Editor-in-chief of Crimson Magazine, and publisher of The Invader
- Heather Roth
- Luke Spencer - (deceased)
- Lulu Spencer
- Damian Spinelli - Private investigator
- Henry Sullivan
- Kevin Sumner
- Gerald Taylor - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department and Janice's friend
- Twyla - Janice's successor
- David Walters - Court judge
- Rupert Watson - Former orderly at Ferncliff Asylum and the late Epiphany Johnson's male counterpart
- Bruce Webber
- Nathan West - Former Detective of the Port Charles Police Department, Dante's former partner, and the late Britt Westbourne's brother (deceased)
- Britt Westbourne - The late Nathan West's sister, her friend and supporter Nina Reeves' cousin, her friend and supporter Valentin Cassadine's ex-cousin-in-law, Donald and Charlotte Cassadine's ex-stepcousin once removed, and former doctor and Chief of Staff at General Hospital (deceased)
- James White - Officer of the Port Charles Police Department
- Andreas
- Frank Anderson - The late Cesar Faison's former henchman now Chris Gentry's cellmate at Pentonville (imprisoned)
- Hank Archer - aka "Shiloh" who bore a striking resemblance to the late Nathan West (deceased)
- Larry Ashton - The late Kyle Sloane's friend and British counterpart
- Franco Baldwin - Scott's son with Heather who bore a striking resemblance to Jerry Jacks, Jerry's former accomplice, and former Art Therapist at General Hospital (deceased)
- Greg Barnes - The late Cesar Faison's former henchman now Paul Gentry's cellmate at Pentonville (imprisoned)
- Steve Book - (imprisoned)
- Helena Cassadine - Her friend and supporter Valentin Cassadine's mother; Nikolas, Donald, and Charlotte's paternal grandmother; Ava's ex-grandmother-in-law, and Avery's ex-step great-grandmother (deceased)
- Stavros Cassadine - The late Helena Cassadine's son with Mikkos, Victor's nephew, Valentin's maternal half-brother, Nikolas' father, Ava's ex-father-in-law, and Avery's ex-step grandfather (deceased)
- Victor Cassadine - Her friend and supporter Valentin Cassadine's father, Donald and Charlotte's paternal grandfather, Nikolas' great uncle, and Ava's ex-great uncle-in-law (deceased)
- Stephen Clay - aka Caleb Morley and Faison's American counterpart (deceased)
- Russ Delvin - The late Cesar Faison's former henchman (hospitalized and later imprisoned)
- Landon Dixon - The late Helena Cassadine's male counterpart (imprisoned)
- Cesar Faison - The late Olivia Jerome's male counterpart and the late Stephen Clay's Danish counterpart (deceased)
- Sonny Faison - The late Cesar Faison's son with an unknown woman now the last known living and sole surviving child of the late Cesar Faison
- Dan Garvey - (deceased)
- Chris Gentry - Valentin Cassadine and the late Olivia Jerome's friend, accomplice, and armed robber wanted revenge for Olivia Jerome a week after she was sent to D'Archum Asylum before her death nearly seven years later (imprisoned)
- Paul Gentry - Valentin Cassadine and the late Olivia Jerome's friend, accomplice, and armed robber wanted revenge for Olivia Jerome a week after she was sent to D'Archum Asylum before her death nearly seven years later (imprisoned)
- Gregorio
- Peter Harrell, Jr. - aka Levi Dunkleman and the late Kyle Sloane's con artist counterpart (deceased)
- Charlie Heineck - Jerry Jacks and Paul Hornsby's former henchman (deceased)
- Jerry Jacks
- Ava Jerome - The late Nelle Benson's former sister-in-law, Nikolas Cassadine's ex-wife, the late Helena Cassadine's ex-granddaughter-in-law, the late Stavros Cassadine's ex-daughter-in-law, the late Victor Cassadine's ex-great niece-in-law, and her co-worker Adrian DeWitt's new friend
- Julian Jerome - Nikolas Cassadine's ex-brother-in-law (deceased)
- Olivia Jerome - The late Nelle Benson's former sister-in-law and Nikolas Cassadine's ex-sister-in-law (deceased)
- Richard Klein - The late Cesar Faison's former henchman
- Kobe - (deceased)
- Kostas
- Raj Patel - The late Stavros Cassadine's younger counterpart (deceased)
- Cassandra Pierce - (deceased)
- Carlos Rivera - (deceased)
- Winston Rudge - The late Olivia Jerome's henchman and Valentin Cassadine's South African counterpart/associate who bores an uncanny resemblance to Valentin (imprisoned)
- Jeffrey Scribner - (deceased)
- Spiros
- Erich Sydney - (imprisoned)
- Elizabeth Webber
- Heather Webber - Steve Webber and the late Franco Baldwin's biological mother before becoming a serial killer known as "The Hook" killer concealing her face and identity for most of 2022 nearly five years after Mayor Lomax's resignation as Mayor and nearly a year after the death of Jason Morgan on Cassadine Island via tunnel collapse before he was revealed to be alive after being held by the late FBI Special Agent John Cates in Quantico; now living in Sedona, Arizona
- Johnny Zacchara - (imprisoned)
Positions held[]
| Predecessor | Mayor | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pres Floyd (2006-2011) |
Janice Lomax (2012-2016) |
Twyla (2016-present) |