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Ohio State University.
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Richard Adams
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He also 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. When incumbent Diana Fessler was unable to run for another term due to term-limits, Adams, along with Joe Lemaster, sought the Republican nomination to succeed her. In the end, Adams ended up winning the nomination with 73.12% of the vote.
In 2010, Adams opted to run for reelection.
Unopposed in the primary, Adams defeated Democrat Howard Payne in the general election with 77.09% of the vote. He served on the committees of Finance and Appropriations and its Health and Human Services Subcommittee.
Health and Aging and its Subcommittee on Retirement and Pensions. Commerce and Labor; and Financial Institutions, Housing, and Urban Development (as chair).
In 2013, Adams announced he would not seek another term.
Steve Huffman was elected to succeed him.
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