Sandy Adams

Adams was born in Wyandotte, Michigan in 1956, moving to Florida in 1964. She served in the United States Air Force. In 1985 she became an investigator for the Orange County Sheriff's Office. Over the next couple of years Adams served as Chair of the Orange County Legislative Delegation and is currently the Chair of the Seminole County Legislative Delegation once more. In 2000, she graduated from Columbia College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice Administration.

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Adams was first elected to the Florida House in 2002. Within her first two years she served as Chair of the Seminole County Legislative Delegation. Adams was the Chair of the Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee, Vice-Chair of the Criminal/Civil Justice Policy Council, Vice-Chair of the Public Safety/Domestic Security Policy Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Select Committee on Seminole Indian Compact Review. She served on two councils: the Full Appropriations Council on General Government and Health Care and the Rules and Calendar Council.{{cite web|title=ADAMS, Sandra (Sandy)|url=http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/8767?ret=True|website=Office of the Historian|publisher=United States House of Representatives|access-date=12 April 2016}}

;2010

{{See also|2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 24*}}

Adams challenged Democratic incumbent Suzanne Kosmas for {{ushr|FL|24}}. She filed papers to run in 2009.{{cite web|last=McArdle|first=John|url=http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003253823|title=Primary Could Cost Kosmas Cash|publisher=CQ Politics|date=2009-11-23|access-date=2010-08-23}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} She defeated Karen Diebel, Tom Garcia, Deon Long and Craig S. Miller in the Republican primary. She was supported by former Alaska Governor and 2008 vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. On Election Day, Adams defeated Kosmas, 60%–40%.

;2012

{{See also|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 7}}

Adams originally represented a district that included much of northern Brevard County, including Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center, as well as portions of Daytona Beach and Orlando.

After redistricting, Adams ran in the newly redrawn Florida's 7th congressional district against fellow U.S. Congressman John Mica in the Republican primary. The new 7th was somewhat more compact than the old 24th, covering much of northern Orlando, as well as most of Seminole County. Adams retained 51 percent of her former territory, while Mica retained 42 percent of his former territory.{{cite web|url=http://staugustine.com/news/local-news/2012-02-09-0#.T1rjifUv6So|title=Mica to announce his district today|work=The St. Augustine Record |date=10 February 2012|access-date=10 May 2017}} Ultimately, on August 14, 2012, Mica defeated Adams 60%–40%.

;2016

{{See also|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida#District 6}}

Adams announced her candidacy for the 2016 Republican primary in Florida's 6th congressional district, but she withdrew from the race in January 2016 due to health issues.{{cite news|last1=Gancarski|first1=A.G.|title=Sandy Adams withdraws from CD 6 race, cites health issue|url=http://floridapolitics.com/archives/198577-sandy-adams-withdraws-cd-6-race-citing-health-issue|access-date=12 April 2016|publisher=Florida Politics|date=January 13, 2016}}

• Committee on Science, Space and Technology
• Committee on the Judiciary

• Republican Study Committee
• Tea Party Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

Adams and her husband reside in New Smyrna Beach. They have three children.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} She is an Episcopalian.{{cite web|url=https://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2011/01/relig-affil-pdf-updated-2-24-111.pdf|title=Faith on the Hill: The Religious Composition of the 112th Congress |publisher=Pew Research Center}}

• Women in the United States House of Representatives

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110203050810/http://adams.house.gov/ Congresswoman Sandy Adams] archive of official U.S. House website
• [http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/details.aspx?MemberId=4267 Representative Sandra "Sandy" Adams] official Florida House of Representatives website
• [http://www.sandyadams.com Sandy Adams for Congress]
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