Mayor Sandy Stimpson

 

Sandy's vision is for Mobile to become a safer, more business and family friendly City for ALL Mobilians.

The City of Mobile’s 108th Mayor, Sandy Stimpson, has a bold mission for Mobile’s citizens to become One Mobile — a safer, more business- and family-friendly city.

Driven by a desire to affect positive change in the life of each citizen, Mayor Stimpson has proven that the greatest level of success is achieved when everyone has a seat at the table. Stimpson’s four decades of experience in the private sector and extensive community service provide a solid foundation for the type of practical change he has generated in his ten years in office. Mayor Stimpson has ushered in a new culture at City Hall, emphasizing a commitment to transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency.

Mayor Stimpson’s leadership has led to unparalleled reform of city finances. Stimpson and his team have put the city on sound financial footing by reducing bonded indebtedness by nearly $210 million and unfunded liabilities for pensions and benefits by more than $200 million. This has led to multiple credit rating increases from both Moody’s and S&P. During the same period, the city has built and maintained a two-month rainy day reserve fund and enacted more than a dozen raises for City of Mobile employees that have helped make wages more competitive and retain critical personnel like first responders.

Since assuming office in 2013, Mayor Stimpson’s tenure has been marked by major achievements that stand to make a lasting impact on all citizens. Stimpson and his team have executed several transformative initiatives, including an overhaul of the city’s decades-old zoning code, an unprecedented increase in infrastructure improvements, and the creation of a nationally recognized program to reduce urban blight. Thanks to significant investments in public safety, collaboration between state, federal and judicial partners, and the dedicated work of local law enforcement officers, Mobile has seen a significant drop in major crimes since Mayor Stimpson was first elected in 2013.

Mayor Stimpson’s civic and business endeavors, both locally and statewide, have been numerous and varied. To strengthen the influence of Alabama’s major cities, Mayor Stimpson was a founding member of the Alabama Big 10 Mayors Association and has served as its chairman since 2014. He has also served as chairman on the boards of multiple organizations, including the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, the Business Council of Alabama, UMS-Wright Preparatory School, and Prichard Preparatory School. He currently serves on the President’s Cabinet for both the University of South Alabama and the University of Alabama, where he served as President from 2020 to 2022.

A graduate of the University of Alabama in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Stimpson began a four-decade career in his family's lumber manufacturing business. Mayor Sandy Stimpson and his wife, Jean, have been married since 1975 and have four grown, married children and 14 grandchildren.

 

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