Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox announces run for Governor
October 5, 2017Walt Maddox announces run for Governor
October 6, 2017Walt Maddox officially announces run for Alabama governor
Confirming what many had long expected, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox announced Thursday morning he is running for Alabama governor in 2018.
“I believe in Alabama and I believe in our potential which is why I believe that we must solve the crisis of leadership,” Maddox said in a press release. “In the past 18 months, the Governor, the Speaker, the Chief Justice, and the Majority Leader have left office in shame. And, when courage was required, silence was the only response from Montgomery’s leaders.