ADAMS, ALMA SHEALEY

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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
03/27/2017	H.R.1629	Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act	03/27/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1700	SCORE for Small Business Act of 2017	03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1276	Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2017	03/23/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (All Actions)
03/09/2017	H.Con.Res.25	Expressing the sense of Congress on the admission of refugees and immigrants to the United States.	03/09/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
02/16/2017	H.R.1123	HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act	02/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.4857	HBCU Innovation Fund Act	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
07/12/2016	H.R.5530	HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act	07/12/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (All Actions)
06/29/2016	H.R.5560	Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act	06/29/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (All Actions)
06/13/2016	H.R.3735	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Town Run Lane in Winston Salem, North Carolina, as the "Maya Angelou Memorial Post Office".	06/13/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-174. (TXT \| PDF) (All Actions)
05/20/2016	H.R.5215	Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016	05/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (All Actions)
04/20/2016	H.R.4326	Small and Disadvantaged Business Enhancement Act of 2016	04/20/2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. (All Actions)
03/17/2016	H.R.4788	SCORE for Small Business Act of 2016	03/17/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
02/05/2016	H.R.4475	Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act of 2016	02/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/19/2015	H.Con.Res.98	Expressing the sense of the Congress that homelessness in America should be eliminated.	11/19/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
11/17/2015	H.R.4039	Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2015	11/17/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
11/05/2015	H.R.3950	Veteran Small Business Tax Credit Act of 2015	11/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
10/15/2015	H.Con.Res.80	Expressing the sense of the Congress on Hunger in our Communities.	10/15/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (All Actions)
08/06/2015	H.R.3312	Veterans Benefits Network Act	08/06/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions)
04/29/2015	H.R.922	STEM PREP Act of 2015	04/29/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (All Actions)
04/07/2015	H.R.1533	Medical Device Tax Elimination Act	04/07/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 369

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
04/22/2015	H.R.1908	Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2015
04/21/2015	H.Res.214	Supporting efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher education.
04/21/2015	H.R.1401	JOLT Act of 2015
04/17/2015	H.R.1844	Military Corridor Transportation Improvement Act of 2015
04/17/2015	H.Con.Res.39	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
04/17/2015	H.R.1807	Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015
04/15/2015	H.Res.202	Congratulating the 2015 national champions, the Duke University Blue Devils, for their win in the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
04/14/2015	H.Con.Res.35	Recognizing the significance of Equal Pay Day to illustrate the disparity between wages paid to men and women.
04/07/2015	H.R.1608	Lymphedema Treatment Act
04/07/2015	H.R.1604	Veterans' Mental Health Care Access Act
04/07/2015	H.R.1598	Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
03/31/2015	H.R.1258	Pet and Women Safety Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1217	Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2015
03/31/2015	H.R.1174	Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act
03/30/2015	H.R.20	Government By the People Act of 2015
03/27/2015	H.R.1130	Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2015
03/20/2015	H.R.664	Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015
03/19/2015	H.R.1439	Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act
03/19/2015	H.R.1356	Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015
03/18/2015	H.Res.159	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current record breaking wealth gap is a national problem for the nation's economic security, and that broad-based, generational and systemic inequities continue to distort economic progress and opportunity for tens of millions of Americans -especially low and middle-income Americans and communities of color.

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