1. William S "Sandy" Stimpson was born on April 4,1952 and is an American businessman and politician who has served as the mayor of Mobile, Alabama since 2013.
12 Facts About Sandy Stimpson
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Sandy Stimpson was elected August 27,2013, defeating incumbent Mayor Sam Jones.
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In 2017, Stimpson was reelected over Jones in a rematch.
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Sandy Stimpson is a 1970 graduate of University Military School, now known as UMS-Wright.
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Sandy Stimpson began a nearly 40-year career in his family's lumber manufacturing business.
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Sandy Stimpson was chief financial officer prior to leaving the company to run for office in 2012.
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Sandy Stimpson ran on a platform of public safety and economic development.
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Sandy Stimpson was elected largely as a result of a surge in white voters, and received only single-digit support from African American voters.
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Sandy Stimpson again polled in single digits with African American voters.
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However, Sandy Stimpson has repeatedly opposed environmental protection initiatives and health and safety legislation, despite severe pollution levels in Mobile.
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Sandy Stimpson's administration has systematically reduced funding for the arts and heritage, substantially reducing allocations to the Historic Mobile Preservation Society, the Mobile Arts Council, the Mobile Opera, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, and other local museums, which led to a number of layoffs.
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On September 25,2024, Sandy Stimpson announced that he would not seek re-election for the office of mayor in 2025.