Maddox announces bid for governor in 2018

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has made it official: He will be seeking the office of governor in 2018.

The four-term mayor announced his decision Thursday morning via his campaign website, waltmaddox.com, and in an interview with The Tuscaloosa News.

“I believe that this is an opportunity to truly transform Alabama,” said Maddox, 44.

He will be seeking the Democratic nomination for the governor’s seat during next year’s primary on June 5. A number of candidates have announced similar intentions, including Sue Bell Cobb, the former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

The general election will be Nov. 6, 2018.

Maddox pointed to his own record and accomplishments as Tuscaloosa’s mayor and what he described as a “crisis” in Montgomery as reasons for his candidacy.

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