James Patrick Connors (born October 1946) is an American

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who served as the 28th

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, for twelve years from 1990 until 2002.

Career

Connors worked as

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's Director of Community Development for four years prior becoming mayor in 1990. Connors switched his party affiliation from Democratic to

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prior to running for Mayor of Scranton in 1989. He won the 1989 mayoral election, defeating Democrat Jerry Notarianni to win the first of three consecutive terms. Connors received approximately 15,000 votes, while Notarianni placed second with 13,500 votes. Connors supported

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's successful gubernatorial candidacy in 2002. In 2003, Pennsylvania Governor Rendell appointed Connors as the deputy director of his

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office. Connors retired from the position at the end of 2009 to focus on his family and volunteer work.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Connors, Jim Living people Mayors of Scranton, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Democrats Pennsylvania Republicans Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) 1946 births