On March 4, 2025, Walt Maddox was elected for his sixth term as Tuscaloosa’s mayor. He served as a senior fellow with the Program on Crisis Leadership at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government for over a decade. In 2012, Mayor Maddox was named Municipal Leader of the Year by American City and County. In March 2026, Maddox was elected as the Chairman of the SEC Mayors Alliance.
Mayor Maddox is a Tuscaloosa native and graduated from Central High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and master’s degree in public administration from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he was a four-year letter winner in football.
He is married to Stephanie Roberts Maddox and has two children.
Walt Maddox
Mayor
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 2089
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
Physical Address
2230 7th Street
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone
205-248-5001Request Proclamation
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