Walt Maddox
| Walt Maddox | |
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| 36th Mayor of Tuscaloosa | |
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Assumed office October 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Al DuPont |
| Member of the Tuscaloosa City Council from the 6th district |
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In office October 1, 2001 – October 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Clell Hobson |
| Succeeded by | Bob Lundell |
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December 27, 1972 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Stephanie Roberts |
| Education | University of Alabama, Birmingham (BA, MPA) |
| Website | Official website |
Walter Maddox (born December 27, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the 36th Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Alabama since 2005. From 2001 to present, he served on the Tuscaloosa City Council and served as executive director of personnel for Tuscaloosa City Schools. Maddox was a field director for the Alabama Education Association from 1996 to 2001.
In 2005 he successfully ran for Mayor of Tuscaloosa and has been re-elected three times since.
Maddox was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, attended the Tuscaloosa City Schools, and graduated from Central High School in 1991. He attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he received a bachelor's degree in political science and a Master's in Public Administration.
From 1996 to 2001, Maddox served as a field director for the Alabama Education Association. In 2001, Maddox was appointed executive director of personnel for Tuscaloosa City Schools, serving until his election as mayor. On August 28, 2001, Maddox was elected to the Tuscaloosa City Council, defeating incumbent Clell Hobson, 61% to 39%. Maddox ran on a platform of education reform and crime reduction.
In 2005, longtime Tuscaloosa mayor Al DuPont retired. Maddox was an underdog against former city councilman Sammy Watson. Maddox came in second place in the initial round of voting, receiving 31.1% to Watson's 38%. This forced a runoff on September 13, which Maddox won with 54% of the vote to Watson's 46%. Maddox was inaugurated on October 3, in front of Tuscaloosa City Hall.
On August 25, 2009, Maddox was re-elected without opposition.
Maddox was re-elected again without opposition on August 27, 2013.
On November 4, 2013, Walter Maddox was sworn in for his third term as Tuscaloosa’s 36th Mayor. Since his first inauguration, he has led initiatives to increase economic development, improve customer service with the implementation of Tuscaloosa 311 and provide quality pre-k education for academically at-risk four-year-old children.
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