Biography
State Representative Richard N. Adams is serving his first term in the Ohio House of Representatives. He represents the 79th House District, which includes Miami County and portions of Darke County.
Representative Adams comes to the Ohio House as a current member of the Unity National Bank Board of Directors. He previously served two terms as Miami County Commissioner. Representative Adams has a long history as an educator, having 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.
An active participant in community activities and organizations, Representative Adams has served on numerous professional, community and church boards. Most notably, he served as chairman of the National Association of Community College Trustees Board and as president of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges Board. He has been a trustee for Edison Community College for 18 years, acting as chairman for three years. He currently serves as the chairman of the Miami County Republican Party Central Committee.
For his notable work in the community and as an educator, Representative Adams has received many awards including the Ohio Outstanding Administrator Award from the Ohio Vocational Association, and the Citizenship Award for Distinguished Service to Humanity from The Ohio State Alumni Association. He was named Distinguished Alumni by The Ohio State University College of Agriculture and named Distinguished Citizen of Troy by the Troy Area Chamber of Commerce.
Representative Adams holds Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from The Ohio State University in Agricultural Education and Education Administration. He and his wife Sandy live in Troy and have three children: Julie, Rick and Christian.
Education
Ph.D., Agricultural Education and Education Administration, M.A., Agricultural Education and Education Administration and B.S., Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University
Honors/Awards
Distinguished Alumni by The Ohio State University College of Agriculture (1981); Ohio Outstanding Administrator Award, Ohio Vocational Association (1984); Community Service Award, Troy Jaycees (1990), Citizenship Award for Distinguished Service to Humanity, The Ohio State University Alumni Association; Distinguished Citizen of Troy, Troy Area Chamber of Commerce (2002); Maureen Grady Award for Special Achievement, Ohio Association of Community Colleges
Memberships/Affiliations
Miami County Farm Bureau; Troy Chamber of Commerce; Piqua Chamber of Commerce; Greenville/Darke County Chamber of Commerce; Tipp City Chamber of Commerce; Covington Chamber of Commerce; Arcanum Business Association; Sportsmen’s Alliance; Rotary Service Club; Miami County Foundation Board; The National Statuary Collection Study Committee; The Ohio Complete Count Committee
Responsibilities
A State Representative is an elected official whose job is to serve as a direct link between those Ohioans he or she was elected to represent and state government. In order to best fulfill this role, a representative responds to constituent concerns and works to provide solutions through legislative action. In order to best serve their constituents, a state representative attends meetings of their local civic, social and business groups in addition to responding to mail, email and telephone correspondence from constituents in their district.
