Alma Adams

U.S. Representative from NC, District 12

Alma Adams
Democratic, NC
House{REP-NC-12}

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Votes Cast
50
Yea Rate
36.0%
Bills Sponsored
10
Missed Votes
0.0%

Biography

Alma Adams is a Democratic U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 12th District, a former art professor with a doctorate from Ohio State and decades of experience in state government.

Alma Shealey Adams represents North Carolina's 12th Congressional District, a Democrat who won a November 2014 special election and is serving her sixth full term. Born in High Point, Adams earned degrees from North Carolina A&T State University and holds a doctorate from Ohio State University. She spent over four decades as an art professor at Bennett College in Greensboro and served in the Greensboro City Council and North Carolina House of Representatives for two decades before her congressional election. Adams is the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus and co-founder of the Black Maternal Health Caucus. She serves on the Education and the Workforce and Agriculture committees, focusing on HBCUs, nutrition programs, and workforce development.

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Recent Votes

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  1. — ROLL 76NAY
    On Agreeing to the Resolution
  2. — ROLL 57NAY
    On Agreeing to the Resolution
  3. — ROLL 56NAY
    On Ordering the Previous Question
  4. — ROLL 45YEA
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
  5. — ROLL 7NAY
    H.R. 23: Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act
  6. — ROLL 40YEA
    H.R. 77: Midnight Rules Relief Act
  7. — ROLL 39NAY
    On Agreeing to the Resolution
  8. — ROLL 9YEA
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
  9. — ROLL 8YEA
    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
  10. — ROLL 41NAY
    H.R. 77: Midnight Rules Relief Act
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Sponsored Legislation

  1. H.R. 8074 — INTRODUCED
    Kira Johnson Act
  2. H.R. 7522 — INTRODUCED Agriculture and Food
    Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2026
  3. H.Res. 1040 — INTRODUCED Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
    Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four sit-in during Black History Month.
  4. H.R. 6706 — INTRODUCED Agriculture and Food
    EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act
  5. H.R. 6169 — INTRODUCED Agriculture and Food
    Fair Credit for Farmers Act
  6. H.Res. 691 — INTRODUCED Agriculture and Food
    Expressing the sense of Congress that August 30, 2025, be observed as the 135th anniversary of the 1890 Institutions.
  7. H.R. 5129 — INTRODUCED Agriculture and Food
    Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2025
  8. HCONRES 42 — INTRODUCED Labor and Employment
    Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.
  9. H.R. 3527 — INTRODUCED Health
    Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act of 2025
  10. H.Res. 332 — INTRODUCED Health
    Supporting the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2025, as the eighth annual "Black Maternal Health W...