20 Questions: Get To Know Madison Mayor Robert Conley

MADISON, NJ - Welcome to 20 Questions, a new feature on Patch in which we aim get to know people around town by, well, asking them 20 questions.

We hope to feature a variety of community members, including police officers, teachers, business owners, government officials, and more. If you think you'd be a good person to participate in 20 Questions or know someone else who would, email russ.crespolini@patch.com.

Here we have Madison Mayor Robert Conley.

Full Name: Robert H Conley

Profession: Retired YMCA Professional

Town of residence: Madison

Education: BA Mathematics Kean University

Family members: Wife – Margo; Sons – Chris and Jack; Grew up as middle child of 11

Pets: None

Birthplace: NJ

Favorite hobby: Working on projects around the house

Favorite sports team: Yankees

Last book you read? Born to Run – Bruce Springsteen

Do you prefer Coke or Pepsi? Coke, definitely not Pepsi

What's your go-to local breakfast place? I rotate my breakfast places

What was the last concert you went to? Brandi Carlile

What's your go-to pizza place? Also rotate my pizza places but I’ve been in Madison so long that I remember when there was only one pizza option; Frank’s Pizza, which is now Rocco’s. So I do lean towards Rocco’s.

What scary movie still gives you nightmares? The Birds

What would you choose as your last meal? Surf and turf but assuming that the last meal will be many years from now, I may need to have it pureed.

What's playing now on your car radio? The Spectrum channel on Sirius-XM

If you could invite one person from history over for dinner, who would it be and why? I would prefer to make it a dinner party but if it had to be one I would invite Martin Luther King. I would love to hear his view of America today; after we had our first African-American President but still so far to go.

What was the best day of your life? My wedding day.

Advice your mother, father or a mentor gave you that you now know to be true? When I was an older teen my father told me, “Nothing good happens in Madison after 10 p.m.” While his advice was for a different reason, this is why I strive to end every meeting by 10 p.m.

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