Anthony Heddlesten

Mayor Anthony Heddlesten was elected in 2021 and began his 2-year term in January of 2022.  He was reelected for another 2-year term beginning in January of 2024. Prior to serving as Mayor, Anthony was a council member for the preceding 4 years, also serving as Mayor Pro Tempore during the last two years of his Council term.  Mayor Heddlesten is a licensed Professional Engineer, a Certified Floodplain Manager, and a Certified Elected Municipal Official.

Outside the City, he works as a supervisor for a local civil and environmental engineering department and occasionally deploys on disaster response missions.  He, his wife, and two sons have lived in Riverdale since 2017.

As an environmental engineer, Mayor Heddlesten is passionate about environmental issues, so you may find him in his yard tending to his prairie restoration and the Federally endangered rusty patched bumble bees that live within, checking on his solar panel array, or plugging in his PHEVs that charge off the array.

As Mayor, he serves on several regional boards including the Scott County Waste Commission, Scott County Emergency Management Commission, Joint Use Sewer Committee, Scott County Conference Board, Quad City Flood Resiliency Alliance, and others.