Alma adams biography
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Alma Adams
American politician (born 1946)
Alma Shealey Adams (born May 27, 1946) is an American politician who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A Democrat, Adams represented the state's 58th House district in Guilford County in the North Carolina General Assembly from her appointment in April 1994 until her election to Congress, succeeded by Ralph C. Johnson.[1]
Adams is a former college administrator and art professor from Greensboro. She is known for her distinctive hats.[2] She won the 2014 special election in North Carolina's 12th congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mel Watt, becoming the 100th woman serving in the 113th Congress. She won election to a full two-year term at the same time.[3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Adams was born on May 27, 1946, in High Point, North Carolina, to Benjamin Shealey and Mattie Stoke
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Full Biography
Dr. Alma S. Adams was elected to her sixth full begrepp representing the 12th Congressional District of North Carolina on November 5, 2024. After winning a special election in November 2014, Congresswoman Adams was sworn in immediately as the 100th woman elected to the 113th Congress.
Representative Adams serves on the Committee on Education & Workforce and the House Committee on Agriculture. She serves on the subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education and is Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. Additionally, she serves on the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
One of her outstanding legislative accomplishments is the enactment of H.R. 5363, the Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education (FUTURE) Act that permanently provides funding totaling $255 million
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Alma Adams
Alma Adams assumed office in the U.S. House of Representatives for North Carolina's 12 District on November 12, 2014, after winning a special election. She won election to a full two-year term at the same time.
Adams was born on May 27, 1946, in High Point, North Carolina. She received her B.S. degree in 1968 and her M.S. degree in 1972, both from North Carolina A&T University and both in art education. She received her Ph.D. in art education/multicultural education from Ohio State University in 1981.
Adams was a member of the Greensboro City School Board from 1984-1986, the first African American woman on that board. She was a Greensboro City Council member from 1987-1994, when she was appointed to the North Carolina House District 26 seat to replace an assemblyman who died in office. In 2002, after redistricting, Adams' seat was changed from the 26th district to the 58th district.
Adams was a professor of art at Bennett College (Greensboro, North Carolina) fr