What is Leonard T. Connors?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Leonard T. Connors |image = |caption = |office1 = [[Surf City, New Jersey|Mayor of Surf City]] |term_start1 = January 1, 1966 |term_end1 = December 31, 2015 |predecessor1 = |successor1 = Francis R. Hodgson Sr. |office2 = Member of the [[New Jersey Senate]] from the [[9th Legislative District (New Jersey)|9th Legislative District]] |term_start2 = January 12, 1982 |term_end2 = January 8, 2008 |predecessor2 = [[John F. Russo]] |successor2 = [[Christopher J. Connors]] |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|4|11}} |birth_place = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|12|4|1929|4|11}} |death_place = [[Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey]] |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |alma_mater = |signature = |religion = |residence = |website = }} '''Leonard T. Connors, Jr.''' (April 11, 1929 – December 4, 2016) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]]. He was a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. Connors was born in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]]. He served in the [[New Jersey]] [[New Jersey Senate|State Senate]] from 1982 to 2008. He represented the [[9th Legislative District (New Jersey)|9th Legislative District]]. Previously he served on the [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]] [[Board of Chosen Freeholders]] from 1977 to 1982, and was the [[Mayor of Surf City, New Jersey]] from 1966 to 2015.<ref>[http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/len-connors-proud-of-half-century-legacy-as-surf-city/article_69877308-b407-11e5-ba73-1bc670132bb3.html Len Connors proud of half-century legacy as Surf City mayor], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', January 6, 2016.</ref> Connors died on December 4, 2016, at the age of 87 at his home in Seacrest nursing home.<ref>Miller, Patricia A. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/brick/s/fyqvg/veteran-legislator-longtime-surf-city-mayor-leonard-t-connors-d