# Alma Adams

Alma Adams is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for North Carolina’s 12th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, North Carolina’s 12th district
- Serving since: 2014-11-12
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: A000370
- FEC candidate IDs: H4NC12100

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/A000370 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Adams raised $483.4K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

## What Adams says (119th Congress (2025–27))

505 classified statements: 318 posts on X, 132 press releases, 41 newsletters, 14 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Adams | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.4% | 6.6% | 155 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 26.7% | 27.5% | 132 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 76.8% | 73.2% | 75 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.3% | 9.8% | 38 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 28.1% | 22.7% | 52 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.6% | 1.9% | 99 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (House Democrats 26%); Education 29% (House Democrats 9.8%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 27% (House Democrats 13%); Agriculture and Food 24% (House Democrats 8.8%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Democrats 20%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.11 (standard error 0.01), from 1,049 donors and 6,242 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 100% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 99.5% (96.4%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 31 bills: 31 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 365. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10530: Quality Educator Partnership Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10530
- H.R. 10531: Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Centers Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10531
- H.R. 10513: Faith-Based Affordable Housing Predevelopment Fund Act (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10513
- H.R. 10414: Community Health Worker Access Act (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10414
- H.R. 10330: Higher Education Oversight for Nonprofits Ensuring Standards and Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-09-10) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10330
- H.Res. 1491: Expressing support for the designation of the week of August 25 through August 31, 2026, as "Black Breastfeeding Week". (in committee, 2026-08-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1491
- H.Con.Res. 114: Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women. (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/114
- H.R. 9669: FACT Pilot Program Act (in committee, 2026-07-14) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9669
- H.R. 9591: Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9591
- H.R. 9571: Living Wage for Federal Contractors Act (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9571

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $483.4K (House Democrats median $2.0M). 14% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 74% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepAdams/status/2112995673708925364
- 2026-10-06 · Newsletter · Adams Alert: October Newsletter from the Office of Congresswoman Adams · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming
- 2026-09-28 · Press release · Reps. Adams, Brown Lead House Colleagues in Urging USDA to Distribute Delayed Funding for Urban Agriculture Grants · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-adams-brown-lead-house-colleagues-urging-usda-distribute-delayed
- 2026-09-24 · Press release · Adams, Bonamici, Hayes, Sykes, Reed, Van Hollen, and Wyden Introduce the Quality Educator Partnership Act to Address the National Teacher Shortage · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-bonamici-hayes-sykes-reed-van-hollen-and-wyden-introduce-quality
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepAdams/status/2102753437503144304
- 2026-09-23 · Press release · Adams, Davis, Van Hollen, Booker Introduce Bicameral Bills to Improve Access to Care for Americans with Sickle Cell Disease · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-davis-van-hollen-booker-introduce-bicameral-bills-improve-access
- 2026-09-21 · Press release · Rep. Adams Introduces Bill to Support Faith-Based Organizations’ Development of Affordable Housing · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-adams-introduces-bill-support-faith-based-organizations-development
- 2026-09-17 · Press release · Reps. Adams, Ruiz, Sen. Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Expand Access to Community Health Worker Services · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-adams-ruiz-sen-blunt-rochester-introduce-bill-expand-access
- 2026-09-16 · Press release · Congresswomen Adams and Hinson Hold Briefing, Introduce National Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day Resolution · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswomen-adams-and-hinson-hold-briefing-introduce-national
- 2026-09-10 · Press release · Reps. Adams, Raskin Introduce HONEST Act to Protect Colleges from Politically Motivated IRS Investigations · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-adams-raskin-introduce-honest-act-protect-colleges-politically

## Links

- Official site: https://adams.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepAdams
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CongresswomanAdams
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repadams
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000370

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/A000370