ADAMS, ALMA SHEALEY

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Personal

Full Name: Alma S. Adams

Gender: Female

Family: Divorced; 2 Children: Billy, Linda

Birth Date: 05/27/1946

Home City: Greensboro, NC

Education

PhD, Art/Multicultural Education, Ohio State University, 1981

MS, Art Education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1972

BS, Art Education, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1968

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 2014-present

Former Member, Greensboro City School Board

Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 58, 1994-2014

Former Member, Greensboro City Council, 1987-1994

Appointed, Member, North Carolina State House of Representatives, 1994

Current Legislative Committees

Education and the Workforce, Member

Small Business, Member

Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, Member

Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Member

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Member, Art Caucus, present

Founder, Congressional Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, present

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus, present

Member, Women's Caucus, present

Former Chair, Appropriations Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Chair, North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Science and Technology, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Commerce Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on General Government, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Chair, North Carolina Womens Legislative Caucus, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Professional Experience

Former College Administrator

Former Director, Bennett Art Gallery, Bennett College

Former Art Collections Manager, Bennett College

Former Chair, Humane Studies, Bennett College

Former Director, Humanities Division, Bennett College

Former Chair, Visual Arts, Bennett College

Professor, Art, Bennet College, 1972-2012

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 1978-present

Member, Association of Art Professors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, present

Member, Guilford Democratic Women, present

Member, National Art Education Association, present

Life Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), present

Founding Member, American Legacy Foundation

Member, National Conference of Artists

Member, New Zion Missionary Baptist Church

Member, North Carolina Equity

Co-Founder, African American Atelier Art Gallery, 1990

Additional Information

Awards:

Distinguished Women's Award, Saint John A.M.E. Church, 2011

Outstanding Leadership Award, Old North State Medical Society

Advocacy Award, North Carolina Support Center, 2010

Certificate of Appreciation, North Carolina Public Health Incubators Collaborative, 2008

Woman of Achievement in the Arts Award; Belle Ringer Role Model Image Award

Mary Powell Seymour Award; Legislative Service Award, North Carolina Sickle Cell Syndrome

John L. Sanders Student Advocate Award, The North Carolina Student Government Association

Excellence in Equity Award, North Carolina Association of Educators, 2008; ARC Legislative Award

Legislative Award, National Organization for Women (NOW); Defenders of Justice Award, North Carolina Justice Center, 2006

Inductee, Society of Our Wise Women, Bennett College; The Faith Active in Public Life Award, North Carolina Council of Churches, 2007

Legislator of the Year, Common Sense Foundation, 2007

W.E.B. Dubois Award, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 2008

Sally S. Cone Health Hero Award, North Carolina Planned Parenthood, 2012

Citizen of the Year, Omega Psi Phi; North Carolina Hunger Network Advocate Award

Governors Distinguished North Carolina Women of Achievement Award; Luther "Nick" Jerald's Legislative Human Service Award

Influential Woman Award, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), 2007

Bridge Builders Award, Greensboro Chapter, National Association of Negro Business/Professional Women's Clubs,Incorporated

Leadership Award, Raleigh Chapter, Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship Incorporated, 2009

Decade of Service Award, Leadership Connections, 2010

Bertha B. Holt Legislative Award, 2012

Sojourner Truth Meritorious Award; Friend of a Worker Award, American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

11th Annual Women of Achievement Award, General Federation of Women's Clubs of North Carolina; Woman of the Year Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Eleanor Roosevelt Award

Displaced Homemakers Advocacy Award

Distinguished Alumni, National Association For Equal Opportunity (NAFEO)

Vanguard Society Award in the Arts, United Arts Council of Greensboro, 2004

Distinguish Service Award, General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Support In order to recover from the Great Recession, the federal government should institute stimulus for private corporations for more hiring.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
11. Support & expand free trade	Strongly Oppose We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. And International trade just ships jobs overseas.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Support Homosexuals are equal with any other members of society. We should acknowledge the legitimacy of homosexual partners, but civil unions are preferable to using the term "marriage".
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 23

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
03/26/2015	H.Res.176	Recognizing the significance of women in education.	03/26/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
03/23/2015	H.R.1161	American Civil Rights Cities Act	03/23/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
03/17/2015	H.Res.128	Recognizing the significance of the Greensboro Four Sit In.	03/17/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. (All Actions)

Total: 369

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2855	To amend title II of the Social Security Act to enhance Social Security benefits and maintain the commitment and the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
06/08/2017	H.R.2854	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to permit an individual who is subject to a requirement to present identification as a condition of voting in an election for Federal office to meet such requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2845	To direct the Secretary of Education to make grants to support early college high schools and dual or concurrent enrollment programs.
06/08/2017	H.R.2840	To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require each State to ensure that each individual who provides identifying information to the State motor vehicle authority is automatically registered to vote in elections for Federal office held in the State unless the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements for registering to vote in such elections or declines to be registered to vote in such elections, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.Res.346	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that specialty crops are a vital part of agriculture in the United States, and that Congress should fund programs that support specialty crops.
05/19/2017	H.R.2563	To codify the Small Business Administration's Entrepreneurial Education Initiative, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.Res.128	Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
05/17/2017	H.R.2498	To amend the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to prohibit discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity when extending credit.
05/17/2017	H.R.2486	To amend title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right to individual civil actions in cases involving disparate impact, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2475	To provide for the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/09/2017	H.R.267	Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2017
05/05/2017	H.R.2351	Minority Diabetes Initiative Act
05/04/2017	H.Res.314	Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in the foster care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to improve the lives of children in the foster care system.
05/04/2017	H.R.1809	Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017
05/04/2017	H.R.1808	Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act
05/02/2017	H.Res.291	Promoting and supporting the goals and ideals of the Fair Housing Act and recognizing April 2017 as Fair Housing Month, which includes bringing attention to the discrimination faced by every-day Americans in the United States in housing and housing-related transactions on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, familial status, disability, and religion.

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