Walt Maddox
Walt Maddox | |
|---|---|
Maddox in 2022 | |
| 36th Mayor of Tuscaloosa | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Al DuPont |
| Member of the Tuscaloosa City Council from the 6th district | |
| In office October 1, 2001 – October 3, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Clell Hobson |
| Succeeded by | Bob Lundell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Thomas Maddox December 27, 1972 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Robin Maddox
(m. 1998; div. 2008)Stephanie Roberts (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Alabama at Birmingham (BA, MPA) |
| Website | Official website |
Walter Thomas Maddox (born December 27, 1972) is an American politician who has served as the 36th mayor of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since 2005. From 2001 to 2005, he served on the Tuscaloosa City Council and as executive director of personnel for Tuscaloosa City Schools. Maddox was a field director for the Alabama Education Association from 1996 to 2001.
Maddox was elected mayor of Tuscaloosa and has been reelected five times. In 2018, he was the Democratic nominee for governor of Alabama, losing to incumbent Republican Kay Ivey.