Joan Adam
Appearance
Joan Adam | |
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Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 48th district | |
In office 1983–1992 | |
Preceded by | Richard Cameron |
Succeeded by | Jerry Henry |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] | April 4, 1944
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Overland Park, Kansas |
Joan Adam (born April 4, 1944) is an American politician, attorney and historic preservation advocate who served five terms as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives as the representative from the 48th district in Atchison, Kansas. A Democrat, she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1982 and served until the end of her fifth term in 1992; in January 1993, she was succeeded by Jerry Henry.[1]
Representative Adam authored the Kansas Heritage Trust Fund during her tenure in the Kansas Legislature. A resident of Kansas City, Kansas, she is a board member of Historic Kansas City and a former president of Historic Kansas City.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kansas Legislators, Past and Present - Adam, Joan". kslib.info. State Library of Kansas. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
- ^ "Historic Kansas City Board Members". Historic Kansas City. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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