J.T. Smallwood
Democratic · AL · Jefferson County Tax Collector
J.T. Smallwood has been Jefferson County tax collector since first winning the office in 2002. He is an attorney with a law degree from Birmingham School of Law and earlier worked for the Jefferson County Family Court.
Where J.T. Smallwood stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Efficiency (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 oppose
A state audit of his office, finalized March 29, 2024, found it failed to keep a cashbook or reconcile its main bank account since 2018, repeating findings from 2011 and 2017.
March 29, 2024Opposes Government Efficiency
Source: 1819news.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Lost the race for mayor of Trussville to Ben Short, finishing second with 26.3% of the vote.
August 26, 2025
Source: trussvilletribune.com
Blamed a former federal receiver over county hiring for his office's audit problems, saying the receiver replaced his accounting and legal staff.
July 23, 2025
Source: trussvilletribune.com
Lost his race for Jefferson County Commission District 4 to incumbent Joe Knight, receiving 37.7% of the vote.
November 6, 2018
Source: trussvilletribune.com
Told county commissioners that he answers to voters, not the commission, after they questioned a mortgage tax-information fee agreement his office made without commission approval.
October 25, 2018
Source: birminghamwatch.org
A federal judge, holding Jefferson County in contempt of its hiring consent decree, cited his 2007 choice of a longtime family friend over a qualified staff member for Director of Tax Collections as an egregious example of cronyism.
August 20, 2013
Source: 1819news.com
Past race J.T. Smallwood ran in:
- Tax Collector, Jefferson County · November 3, 2026 · Jefferson County, Alabama · incumbent