1. Walter Thomas Maddox was born on December 27,1972 and is an American politician who has served as the 36th mayor of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, since 2005.
13 Facts About Walt Maddox
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Walt Maddox was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, attended the Tuscaloosa City Schools, and graduated from Central High School in 1991.
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Walt Maddox attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he received a bachelor's degree in political science and a Master's in Public Administration.
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From 1996 to 2001, Walt Maddox served as a field director for the Alabama Education Association.
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Walt Maddox ran on a platform of education reform and crime reduction.
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Walt Maddox was an underdog against former city councilman Sammy Watson.
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Walt Maddox was reelected again without opposition on August 27,2013.
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Walt Maddox's opponent was the founder of the Urban Progressive Party, Stepfon Lewis.
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Walt Maddox was sworn into his fourth term on May 22,2017.
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Walt Maddox was widely praised for his leadership in the aftermath of the storm.
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Walt Maddox is a fellow with the Program on Crisis Leadership at the Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
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Walt Maddox was promoted to senior fellow in the program in August 2019, and will partner with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative's executive education courses to discuss lessons he learned during Tuscaloosa's tornado recovery efforts.
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On December 27,1998, Walt Maddox married Robin Walt Maddox, a realtor.