League Vice President

Rusty Jessup, mayor of Riverside, was elected to serve as the Alabama League of Municipalities’ vice president for 2025-2026 at the annual convention on May 15, 2025. He was elected mayor of Riverside in 2006.

Vice President Jessup is vice chair of the Alabama Municipal Funding Corporation (AMFund) Board and is a member of the League’s Committee on State and Federal Legislation. He has served as a member of the League’s Board of Directors for the third congressional district and was chairman of the League’s Committee on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources for one year. In 2024, he was awarded a CMO emeritus tier II designation from the League.

Vice President Jessup previously owned an insurance agency and retired after a 34 year career in that industry. He is also the chairman of the St. Clair County Mayors Association and chairman of the St. Clair County Healthcare Authority.

Furthermore, he is a graduate of Shades Valley High School, and he earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Sociology at Jacksonville State University where he met his wife, Sandra, also a Jax State graduate and a retired elementary school teacher. They are current members of Riverside Baptist Church.

Vice President Jessup is an avid golfer, a faithful follower of Jesus Christ and loves to spend weekends on his pontoon boat exploring the Coosa River.