Alma S. Adams
DemocratU.S. Representative, NC-12| Age | 80 (b. 1946-05-27) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2014-11-12 (~11 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | African American |
| Education | B.S. (Art Education, 1968) and M.S. (Art Education, 1972) from North Carolina A&T State University; Ph.D. (Art Education and Multicultural Education, 1981) from Ohio State University |
| Prior occupation | Artist and college professor; art professor and administrator at Bennett College (Greensboro, NC) for roughly 40 years until 2012; co-founder of the African American Atelier gallery (1990) |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | High Point, North Carolina |
| Marital status | Divorced — Billy E. Adams Sr. (former husband, deceased February 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Charlotte, North Carolina |
Pending research: religion · languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Greensboro City School Board (1984-1986) · Greensboro City Council (1987-1994) · North Carolina House of Representatives (1994-2014) |
| Committees | Committee on Agriculture · Committee on Education and Workforce (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Progressive Caucus · Congressional Black Caucus · Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus (founder and co-chair) · Black Maternal Health Caucus (co-founder and co-chair) · Blue Collar Caucus · Congressional Arts Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus |
| Leadership | Founder and Co-Chair, Bipartisan Congressional HBCU Caucus (2015) · Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Black Maternal Health Caucus (2019) · Chair, North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus (state legislature) |
| Ideology | Consistently ranked as the most politically left member of the North Carolina congressional delegation (GovTrack) |
| Signature legislation | African-American Burial Grounds Preservation Act (introduced 2022, enacted via FY2023 omnibus) · Co-founding legislation/advocacy for HBCU funding through the Bipartisan HBCU Caucus · Black Maternal Health 'Momnibus' advocacy via the Black Maternal Health Caucus |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $407,500–$407,502 (2018) · estimate
| TIAA-CREF Annuity Account | fund · $375,000–$375,000 · 2018 |
| North Carolina Legislative Retirement System Plan | fund · $32,500–$32,500 · 2018 |
Top donors: Commercial Banks (industry total) ($48,245) · Duke Energy ($10,350)
Top industries: Commercial Banks · Electric Utilities (Duke Energy)
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.