# Roy Daryl Adams

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American politician

Roy Daryl Adams Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 62nd district Incumbent Assumed office 2019 Preceded by Kenny Havard Personal details Party Democratic (2023–present) Other political affiliations Independent (before 2023) Children 4

**Roy Daryl Adams** is an American politician serving as a [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Louisiana House of Representatives](/source/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives) from the 62nd district. He was elected in a special election on March 30, 2019, and assumed office soon after.

## Education

Adams attended [Southwest Mississippi Junior College](/source/Southwest_Mississippi_Junior_College) and the [University of Louisiana at Monroe](/source/University_of_Louisiana_at_Monroe).[1]

## Career

Adams is the founder and owner of Adams Enterprises, a grocery store. He has also worked as an independent contractor for Capital City Press, a commercial printing organization based in [Baton Rouge, Louisiana](/source/Baton_Rouge%2C_Louisiana). He was elected to the [Louisiana House of Representatives](/source/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives) in a March 30, 2019 special election, succeeding [Kenny Havard](/source/Kenny_Havard).[2][3][4]

In April 2023, Adams changed from an [Independent](/source/Independent_politician) to a [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)).[5]

In 2024, Adams voted in favor of advancing House Bill 545 from the Administration of Criminal Justice committee.[6] The bill, filed by [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) [Beryl Amedee](/source/Beryl_Amedee), would remove legal protections for obscenity from teachers and librarians in all Louisiana public schools.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Roy Adams' Biography"](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/186018/roy-adams). *Vote Smart*. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Roy Adams"](https://ballotpedia.org/Roy_Adams). *Ballotpedia*. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Paterson, Blake (November 16, 2019). ["Independent Roy Daryl Adams wins State House District 62"](https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/elections/article_8fa67f90-0640-11ea-94ac-53401d227226.html). *The Advocate*. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Louisiana House Member Page"](https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=62). *house.louisiana.gov*. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Louisiana state representative changes political parties"](https://www.brproud.com/news/political-news/louisiana-state-representative-changes-political-parties/). *BRProud.com*. April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Roll Call and Record Vote"](https://house.louisiana.gov/H_CmteRecordRolCallVotes/RollCallVotes/ACRJ_04162024.pdf) (PDF). *Louisiana House of Representatives*. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["House Bill 545"](https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=1351530). *Louisiana House of Representatives*. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

v t e Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier (R) Speaker pro tempore Michael T. Johnson (R) ▌Danny McCormick (R) ▌Steven Jackson (D) ▌Tammy Phelps (D) ▌Joy Walters (D) ▌Dennis Bamburg Jr. (R) ▌Michael Melerine (R) ▌Larry Bagley (R) ▌Raymond Crews (R) ▌Dodie Horton (R) ▌Wayne McMahen (R) ▌Rashid Armand Young (D) ▌Chris Turner (R) ▌Jack McFarland (R) ▌Michael Echols (R) ▌Foy Gadberry (R) ▌Adrian Fisher (D) ▌Pat Moore (D) ▌Jeremy LaCombe (R) ▌Francis C. Thompson (R) ▌Neil Riser (R) ▌C. Travis Johnson (D) ▌Gabe Firment (R) ▌Shaun Mena (D) ▌Rodney Schamerhorn (R) ▌Jason Brian DeWitt (R) ▌Ed Larvadain III (D) ▌Michael T. Johnson (R) ▌Daryl Deshotel (R) ▌Edmond Jordan (D) ▌Charles Owen (R) ▌Troy Hebert (R) ▌R. Dewith Carrier (R) ▌Les Farnum (R) ▌Wilford Carter (D) ▌Brett Geymann (R) ▌Phillip Tarver (R) ▌Reese Broussard (R) ▌Rhonda Butler (R) ▌Doyle Boudreaux (R) ▌Dustin Miller (D) ▌Phillip DeVillier (R) ▌Chance Keith Henry (R) ▌Josh Carlson (R) ▌Tehmi Jahi Chassion (D) ▌Annie Spell (R) ▌Chad Michael Boyer (R) ▌Ryan Bourriaque (R) ▌Beau Beaullieu (R) ▌Jacob Jules Gabriel Landry (R) ▌Vincent St. Blanc III (R) ▌Beryl Amedee (R) ▌Jerome Zeringue (R) ▌Jessica Domangue (R) ▌Joseph Orgeron (R) ▌Bryan Fontenot (R) ▌Beth Anne Billings (R) ▌Sylvia Elaine Taylor (D) ▌Ken Brass (D) ▌Tony Bacala (R) ▌Chasity Martinez (D) ▌C. Denise Marcelle (D) ▌Roy Daryl Adams (D) ▌Barbara West Carpenter (D) ▌Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (R) ▌Lauren Ventrella (R) ▌Emily Chenevert (R) ▌Terry Landry Jr. (D) ▌Dixon McMakin (R) ▌Paul Sawyer (R) ▌Barbara Reich Freiberg (R) ▌Roger William Wilder III (R) ▌Robby Carter (D) ▌Kimberly Coates (R) ▌Peter F. Egan (R) ▌John Wyble (R) ▌Stephanie Berault (R) ▌Mark Wright (R) ▌John Illg (R) ▌Debbie Villio (R) ▌Polly Thomas (R) ▌Jeffrey Wiley (R) ▌Laurie Schlegel (R) ▌Kyle Green (D) ▌Tim Kerner (R) ▌Vincent Cox III (R) ▌Nicholas Muscarello (R) ▌Rodney Lyons (D) ▌Kathy Edmonston (R) ▌Christopher Kim Carver (R) ▌Brian Glorioso (R) ▌Mandie Landry (D) ▌Joseph A. Stagni (R) ▌Alonzo Knox (D) ▌Stephanie Hilferty (R) ▌Shane Mack (R) ▌Marcus Bryant (D) ▌Ed Murray (D) ▌Aimee Adatto Freeman (D) ▌Candace Newell (D) ▌Dana Henry (D) ▌Vanessa Caston LaFleur (D) ▌Delisha Boyd (D) ▌Michael Bayham (R) ▌Jay Gallé (R) ▌Jacob Braud (R) ▌Republican (73) ▌Democratic (32) Louisiana Legislature House Senate List of past legislatures

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