Leroy S. Bendheim (February 12, 1906 – June 18, 1987) was a two-term mayor of Alexandria, Virginia, and three-term Virginia state senator.
[2] He graduated from law school at George Washington University in 1929.
Bendheim served on the Alexandria School Board from 1934 to 1943, and was chairman for five years.
In 1963, Bendheim was elected to the Virginia Senate, representing Alexandria and served there 12 years.
In 1975, he was defeated in a bid for a fourth term by Republican Wiley F. Mitchell.