{{Short description|American politician from Michigan (1945–2026)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honorable | name = Stephen Adamini | honorific_suffix = | image = File:Stephen Adamini.jpg | alt = | office = Member of the Board of Trustees of Northern Michigan University | term_start = February 6, 2007 | term_end = December 31, 2014 | predecessor = Karl A. Weber | successor = Tami Seavoy | state_house2 = Michigan | district2 = 109th | term_start2 = January 1, 2001 | term_end2 = December 31, 2006 | predecessor2 = Mike Prusi | successor2 = Steve Lindberg | birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|03|10}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2026|04|29|1945|03|10}} | death_place = Marquette, Michigan, U.S. | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = Stephen Frank Adamini | citizenship = | party = Democratic | spouse = Linda | relations = | children = | parents = | alma_mater = University of Michigan Law School (JD)<br>University of Michigan (BA) | occupation = Attorney, politician }}
'''Stephen Frank Adamini''' (March 10, 1945 – April 29, 2026) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 representing a portion of the Upper Peninsula.<ref>[http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(awvvzi550dciti2grwlons55))/documents/2005-2006/michiganmanual/2005-MM-P0165-p0165.pdf Michigan Manual (2005-2006): State Representative Stephen Adamini]</ref><ref>[http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-09-28/pdf/CREC-2006-09-28-pt1-PgE1876.pdf Rep. Stupak (MI). "Tribute to Stephen Adamini," Congressional Record 152, No. 124 (Sept. 28, 2006) E1876.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135953/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2006-09-28/pdf/CREC-2006-09-28-pt1-PgE1876.pdf|date=2016-03-05}}</ref> On February 6, 2007, Governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Adamini to serve as a member of the Northern Michigan University Board of Trustees.<ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/granholm/0,1607,7-168-23442_21974-161699--,00.html Governor Granholm Makes Appointments to Northern Michigan University Board of Control]</ref>
A practicing attorney from 1970, Adamini was the senior member of the law firm Kendricks, Bordeau, Adamini, Chilman & Greenlee, P.C. in Marquette. He served on the Michigan Transportation Commission from 1987 to 1991 and on the Michigan Law Revision Commission during his tenure in the House. Locally, he chaired the Marquette County Airport Board, served on the Alger-Marquette Community Mental Health Board, and served as the City Attorney for Marquette.<ref>[http://www.nmu.edu/boardoftrustees/node/16 Stephen F. Adamini | NMU Board of Trustees]</ref>
Adamini died on April 29, 2026, in Marquette, Michigan, at the age of 81.<ref>[https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/04/29/longtime-marquette-legislator-stephen-adamini-dies/ Longtime Marquette legislator Stephen Adamini dies]</ref><ref>[https://www.koskeyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Stephen-Adamini?obId=48265493 Obituary information for Stephen Adamini]</ref>
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