U.S. House · NC-12 · Democratic candidate · 2026

Alma Adams

Democratic candidate for North Carolina's 12th Congressional District

A retired art professor and longtime legislator, Adams represents Charlotte and focuses on health care, housing, hunger and higher education.

DistrictNC-12

OfficeCongress

ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Alma stands.

Campaign position

Supports the Momnibus package to address racial disparities in maternal care and improve mothers’ health

Campaign position

Supports expanding housing supply and protecting families from corporate buyers through the American Neighborhoods Protection Act

Campaign position

Supports raising SNAP’s baseline benefit and giving additional help to households with high medical or housing costs

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Supports the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to repair aging campuses and improve educational infrastructure

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Supports a higher minimum wage, apprenticeships, workplace safety and workers’ right to bargain collectively

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Supports financing for beginning farmers and land grants to help rebuild the land base of Black farmers

Record and background

Elected 1987
Experience
Greensboro city councilor
Represented the city’s 2nd District on the council.
1994–2014
Experience
North Carolina state representative
Served more than twenty years in the state House.
2014–present
Experience
U.S. representative
Joined Congress after winning the special election for North Carolina’s 12th District.
December 2019
Accomplishment
Permanent minority-serving college funding
Sponsored the FUTURE Act, enacted to permanently authorize funding for minority-serving colleges.

Experience
Bennett College art professor
Taught art at Bennett College before joining Congress.
Experience
School-board member
Served on the school board before joining the Greensboro City Council.

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