Maryanne Connelly

Maryanne Connelly (born October 6, 1945, Brooklyn, New York) is a Democratic politician in New Jersey and the former Mayor of Fanwood, New Jersey. She has also twice unsuccessfully sought a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Connelly was first elected as Police Commissioner of Fanwood in 1986. Connelly served as a councilwoman in Fanwood before her 1995 election as mayor. In 1998, she challenged Congressman Bob Franks in his bid for a fourth term. She received 44% of the vote in her challenge to Franks. In 1999 she did not seek a second term as mayor, saying that she was focusing on a 2000 bid for Congress.

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