Alma Adams
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 12th district |
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Assumed office November 4, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Mel Watt |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 58th district |
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In office 1994 – November 12, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Herman Gist |
| Succeeded by | Ralph C. Johnson |
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Alma Shealey May 27, 1946 High Point, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | North Carolina A&T State University, Ohio State University |
| Profession | Professor, college administrator |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Website | almaadamsforcongress |
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 served as a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 58th House district in Guilford County from her appointment in April 1994 until her election to Congress. A college administrator and art professor from Greensboro, Adams is known for the many distinctive hats that she wears (she claims to own 900). Adams won the 2014 special election in North Carolina's 12th congressional district to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mel Watt, thus becoming the 100th woman serving in the 113th Congress. 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. Her parents were Benjamin Shealey and the former Mattie Stokes. She graduated from West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, in 1964. Adams received her B.S. degree in 1969 and her M.S. degree in 1972, both from North Carolina A&T University and both in Art Education. She continued her studies to receive her Ph.D. in Art Education/Multicultural Education from Ohio State University in 1981.
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