Randall Woodfin (born May 29, 1981) is an American lawyer and politician who is the 34th and current mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, after winning the October 3, 2017, runoff against incumbent William A.

[4] Between college and law school, Woodfin worked for the Birmingham City Council, the Mayor's Office Division of Youth Services, and the Jefferson County Committee on Economic Opportunity.

[13] During the campaign, Woodfin criticized Bell's failure to improve Birmingham residents' quality of life[14] and promised to focus his administration on revitalization of the city's 99 neighborhoods.

[27] After a lengthy search, Woodfin appointed former Los Angeles Police Department commander Patrick D. Smith to the position.

[28] In 2019, Woodfin's administration unveiled a public service announcement campaign titled "PEACE" featuring 30-second videos of mothers of gun violence victims telling their stories.

[30] Woodfin has maintained that total violent crime has dropped in the city during his tenure, and points to the police department's removal of thousands of guns from the streets.

[31] Several high-profile gun deaths — high-schooler Courtlin Arrington, 4-year-old Jurnee Coleman, Kamille "Cupcake" McKinney, and Sgt.

[34] Along with the Birmingham City Council, Woodfin's administration passed a $15 million COVID-19 response plan in March 2020, allocating extra money for first responders' personal protective equipment, allocating overtime pay, and placing $1 million in a small business emergency loan fund.

[38] The next morning Woodfin ordered the removal of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Linn Park to try and prevent another protest.

"[41][42] Woodfin was selected as one of seventeen speakers to jointly deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

[43] Woodfin identifies as a political leftist, and in particular has championed policies such as criminal justice reform,[44] free college tuition,[45] and marijuana legalization.

"[49] Woodfin acknowledges the harmful impacts of climate change and in 2018 he signed the "Alabama Mayors for 100% Sustainable Energy Pledge" by the GASP (Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution) to fulfill a campaign promise.

His administration created the Mayor’s Office of Social Justice and Racial Equity that works to address problems caused in the city due to extreme weather events exacerbated by global warming.