Richard Adams (Ohio politician)
Encyclopedia
Richard Adams is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives
, serving the Seventy Ninth District since 2009. Currently, he serves as Chairman of the House Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development Committee.
, as well as a member of the Unity National Bank Board of Directors. He also served as a high school agriculture instructor for Northwestern High School, vice president of Clark State Community College
and founding superintendent of the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School District.
was unable to run for another term due to term-limits, Adams, along with Joe Lemaster, sought the Republican nomination to succeed her. In the end, Adams ended up winning the nomination with 73.12% of the vote. He went on to win the general election against Democrat Melissa Stanley with 63.2% of the electorate, and was sworn into his first term on January 5, 2009.
In 2010, Adams opted to run for reelection. Unopposed in the primary, Adams defeated Democrat Howard Payne in the general election with 77.09% of the vote. He currently is serving on the committees of Finance and Appropriations and its Health and Human Services Subcommittee; Commerce and Labor; and Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development (as chair). He is also a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Technology and Reform; and the Joint Legislative Committee on Health Care Oversight.
Ohio House of Representatives
The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate....
, serving the Seventy Ninth District since 2009. Currently, he serves as Chairman of the House Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development Committee.
Career
Adams previously served two terms as Miami County CommissionerMiami County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 98,868 people, 38,437 households, and 27,943 families residing in the county. The population density was 243 people per square mile . There were 40,554 housing units at an average density of 100 per square mile...
, as well as a member of the Unity National Bank Board of Directors. He also served as a high school agriculture instructor for Northwestern High School, vice president of Clark State Community College
Clark State Community College
Clark State Community College began in 1962 as the Springfield and Clark County Technical Education Program in an effort to meet the post-secondary, technical education needs of Springfield and the surrounding area. In 1966 the name was changed to Clark County Technical Institute and was chartered...
and founding superintendent of the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School District.
Ohio House of Representatives
When incumbent Diana FesslerDiana Fessler
Diana Fessler is a former Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who represented the 79th District from 2001 to 2008.-External links:**...
was unable to run for another term due to term-limits, Adams, along with Joe Lemaster, sought the Republican nomination to succeed her. In the end, Adams ended up winning the nomination with 73.12% of the vote. He went on to win the general election against Democrat Melissa Stanley with 63.2% of the electorate, and was sworn into his first term on January 5, 2009.
In 2010, Adams opted to run for reelection. Unopposed in the primary, Adams defeated Democrat Howard Payne in the general election with 77.09% of the vote. He currently is serving on the committees of Finance and Appropriations and its Health and Human Services Subcommittee; Commerce and Labor; and Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development (as chair). He is also a member of the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Technology and Reform; and the Joint Legislative Committee on Health Care Oversight.