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Alma S. Adams

Alma S. Adams

Democratic · NC U.S. RepresentativeCandidate 2026

Service history

13 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2014

  • Representative NC-12 2014–present

Background

  • background Born May 27, 1946; a former college administrator and art professor from Greensboro, North Carolina
  • role Member of the Democratic Party
  • role Represented the 58th House district (Guilford County) in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1994 until her election to Congress
  • role Won the 2014 special election in North Carolina's 12th congressional district to fill the vacancy left by Mel Watt's resignation, and a full term at the same time
  • role Represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives
  • background Known for her distinctive hats

Campaign finance

2026 cycle

Incumbent for U.S. House NC-12 · 2026 General Election

  • $370,506 raised
  • $487,322 spent
  • $456,594 cash on hand
$370.51K
$369.17K
$94.89K
Itemized (≥ $200)$82.51K
Unitemized (< $200)$12.38K
Party committees$3.00K
Other committees (PACs)$271.27K
Offsets to expenditures$1.25K
Other receipts$87.37
$487.32K
Operating expenditures$284.91K
Contribution refunds$412.50
Transfers to other committees$190.00K
Other disbursements$12.00K
Cash on hand$456.59K
Debts owed by committee$0.00

Through June 30, 2026 · FEC

Data from FEC (through Jun 30, 2026)

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Over time

Data from FEC per-cycle campaign finance

Money raised, spent, and cash on hand across every election cycle on record — toggle a series in the legend.

Alma S. Adams campaign finance by election cycle
Cycle RaisedSpentCash on hand
2014$766,898$743,807$23,091
2016$928,245$844,481$106,855
2018$589,889$522,313$174,431
2020$841,868$669,627$346,673
2022$957,366$760,597$543,442
2024$715,498$685,531$573,409
2026$370,506$487,322$456,594

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $36,210 ·

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 100.0%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 3 recorded roll calls · chamber median 100.0%

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 25
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 344 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 25 bills sponsored

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  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

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  • 6
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

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Voting record

Data from Congress.gov roll-call records

100.0%
of House roll calls voted House median 100.0%

Full voting record (3 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 3 of 645 recorded roll calls

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Committee assignments (6)

Issue positions (1)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Adams, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Frequent co-sponsors

Data from Congress.gov

The members Adams most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Connections network

Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Adams connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • HCONRES 114Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women.sponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9817Justice for Incarcerated Moms ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9816MOMMIES ActcosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • HR 9628TEACH Improvement Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9712Mamas First ActcosponsoredJul 14, 2026
  • HR 9669FACT Pilot Program ActsponsoredJul 13, 2026
  • HR 9591Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026sponsoredJul 5, 2026
  • HRES 1420Honoring the 31st International President and CEO of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Danette Anthony Reed.cosponsoredJul 5, 2026
  • HR 9571Living Wage for Federal Contractors ActsponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HR 9581Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce ActcosponsoredJul 1, 2026
  • HRES 1410Congratulating the Carolina Hurricanes on winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Championship, the team's first Stanley Cup win in 20 years.cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9544Save MEDICARE Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 29, 2026
  • HR 9458Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery ActcosponsoredJun 24, 2026
  • HR 9432LIFT the BAR ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • HR 9414Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 22, 2026
  • HR 9380Expanding Access to Credit through Consumer-Permissioned Data ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9347CHILD Labor ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9370Protect Local Funding ActcosponsoredJun 17, 2026
  • HR 9289Keep Public Funds in Public Schools Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 10, 2026
  • HR 9183Artificial Intelligence Environmental Impacts Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
  • HRES 1342Expressing support for the designation of June 5, 2026, as "National Gun Violence Awareness Day" and June 2026 as "National Gun Violence Awareness Month".cosponsoredJun 3, 2026
  • HR 9134Protecting Student Privacy ActcosponsoredJun 2, 2026
  • HR 9114Gig Is Up ActcosponsoredJun 1, 2026
  • HJRES 189Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".cosponsoredMay 20, 2026
  • HR 9008Worker Rights and Support ActcosponsoredMay 20, 2026
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Committee activity

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