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Sandy Adams

Sandy Adams

  • Florida
  • Republican
Career

U.S. House of Representatives, 2011-2013
Florida House of Representatives, 2003-2011
Deputy sheriff, Orange County, Florida
U.S. Air Force

Education

B.A., Columbia College - Orlando

Details

Born: Dec 14, 1956

Military Veteran State Representative U.S. Representative

Biography

Sandy Adams represented Florida's 24th Congressional District from 2011-2013.

Adams was born December 14, 1956, in Wyandotte, Michigan, into a military family. At the age of 17, Adams left high school and enrolled in the Air Force, serving from 1974-1975, and earning her GED in 1983. In 2000, she earned a B.A. in criminal justice administration from Columbia College – Orlando.

Adams served as the deputy sheriff in the Orange County (Florida) Sheriff's Office from 1985-2002, then served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2003-2011.

For information on Adams' policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation during her time in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.

Sources:

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (n.d.). Adams, Sandy (1956-). Retrieved on October 8, 2020, from https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=A000366.

United States House of Representatives. (n.d.). Adams, Sandra (Sandy). Retrieved on Oct. 8, 2020, from https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/8276.

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