Leonard T. Connors

Leonard T. Connors
Mayor of Surf City
In office
January 1, 1966 – December 31, 2015
Succeeded byFrancis R. Hodgson Sr.
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 9th district
In office
January 12, 1982 – January 8, 2008
Preceded byJohn F. Russo
Succeeded byChristopher J. Connors
Personal details
Born(1929-04-11)April 11, 1929
DiedDecember 4, 2016(2016-12-04) (aged 87)
PartyRepublican

Leonard T. Connors Jr. (April 11, 1929 – December 4, 2016) was an American Republican Party politician who represented the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2008. Previously, he served on the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1977 to 1982, and was the Mayor of Surf City, New Jersey from 1966 to 2015.

Born in Jersey City and raised in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, Connors graduated from Wood-Ridge High School before serving for two years in the United States Air Force.

Connors died on December 4, 2016, at the age of 87 at his home in Seacrest nursing home.