Jim Connors

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Jim Connors
28th Mayor of Scranton
In office
1990 – January 18, 2002
Preceded byDavid J. Wenzel
Succeeded byChristopher Doherty
Personal details
BornOctober 1946
Died (aged 77)
Political partyDemocratic (before 1990 and after 2000)
Republican (1990–2000)
SpouseSusan Blum Connors
ResidenceScranton, Pennsylvania
Alma materEast Stroudsburg University

James Patrick Connors (October 1946 – June 26, 2024) was an American politician who served as the 28th Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for twelve years from 1990 until 2002.[1]

Life and career

Connors was born in October 1946.[2] He worked as Scranton's Director of Community Development for four years prior to becoming mayor in 1990.[1]

Connors switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican prior to running for Mayor of Scranton in 1989.[3] He won the 1989 mayoral election, defeating Democrat Jerry Notarianni to win the first of three consecutive terms.[3] Connors received approximately 15,000 votes, while Notarianni placed second with 13,500 votes.[3]

In 1998, Connors ran for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.[4] However, he lost the Republican primary to Don Sherwood.[5] Connors supported Ed Rendell's successful gubernatorial candidacy in 2002.[1] In 2003, Pennsylvania Governor Rendell appointed Connors as the deputy director of his Northeastern Pennsylvania office.[1] Connors retired from the position at the end of 2009 to focus on his family and volunteer work.[1]

Connors died on June 26, 2024, at the age of 77.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Krawczeniuk, Boris (October 10, 2009). "Former Scranton Mayor Connors to retire from Rendell administration". Scranton Times. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  2. ^ Krawczeniuk, Borys. "Former Scranton Mayor Connors to retire from Rendell administration". Scranton Times-Tribune. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Obrzut, Tom (February 10, 1993). "Scranton Mayor Making Bid For Second Term: Jim Connors Will Be Challenged by Policeman Rovert Sheridan in the May GOP Primary". Times Leader. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  4. ^ https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/1998/02/20/republican-connors-has-served-for/51095590007/
  5. ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=374544
  6. ^ Palumbo, Andy (June 26, 2024). "Former Scranton Mayor Jimmy Connors has died". WNEP-TV. Retrieved June 26, 2024.