Campaign donations top $280,000 in Tuscaloosa mayor's race If politics can be described as war without bloodshed, then campaign contributions could be considered the ammunition for the weaponry. Tuscaloosa’s 2021 race for mayor is rife with such contributions, with donations between the three candidates – incumbent Walt Maddox and his challengers, Martin Houston and Serena Fortenberry – topping more than $280,000 since their campaign announcements were made. And while Maddox’s $140,637 in recorded cash contributions since August – the month that a survey of his chances at a fifth te...