About
Rep. Adams
A native of rural Oxford County, Rep. Herbert Adams now represents
the Parkside and Bayside neighborhoods of Portland which include
the most densely populated and ethnically diverse square mile in
Maine. Almost 40 different languages and dialects are spoken at
the elementary school in his district, a primary relocation point
for immigrants and the refugee resettlement program serving southern
Maine. Rep Adams served on the Portland School Committee, representing
the West End, from 1997 to 2004.
Rep. Adams previously served in the Maine House of Representatives
during the 114th, 115th, 116th and the 117th Legislatures
and was a member of the Utilities and Energy committee and the
Marine Resources committee. Returning to serve in the 121st Legislature,
his policy
priorities include updating a new comprehensive state energy policy
(Maine restructured its electrical utilities in 2001), privacy
and information security in an age of changing technology; providing
affordable internet access to rural Maine schools, and environmental
measures protecting public lands and Maine’s high quality
of air and water resources. In 2007, he served as House chair of
the Maine Energy Council.
Rep. Adams' major initiative in the 121st Legislature created
an ongoing stakeholder’s group to design the first “no
discharge zone” for Maine’s coast,
preventing wastewater dumping by large
cruise ships that visit Maine's coast in
ever growing numbers.
A co-founder of the Parkside Neighborhood Association, created
to combat inner city issues such as crime, and substandard housing,
Herb
was chosen by Newsweek Magazine in 1990 as “One of Fifty
Americans Who Made a Difference.” He was recipient of the
EPA Outstanding Service Award for his work on clean air and clean
water issues in the Casco Bay region. In 2005 he received the Maine
People’s Alliance “Against the Tide” award for
his defense of voting rights and social justice issues.
As a writer, Rep. Adams' work can be seen on various PBS, A&E
and History Channel shows about Maine and American history. He
is author
or contributor to many books, including the award-winning "Bold
Vision: the History of the Portland Park System" (2000). Rep.
Adams is an instructor in Maine Government and Civics at the University
of Southern Maine.
To view high resolution photos of Rep. Herbert Adams click
here.
News
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Committees
Rep. Adams serves on the Joint
Standing Committee on Marine
Resources, the Joint Standing Committee on
Utilities
and Energy and the Joint Select Committee on Joint
Rules.
For more information about the schedule of committee hearings or to sign
up for advance notice of public hearings click
here.
Issues
You can learn more about what the House Democrats are doing for
Maine by clicking
here. And I'd like to hear what you think -- please Contact
Me.
Legislation
Click on the buttons below to see all bills and joint resolutions
and orders I sponsored or cosponsored this session, as well as
legislative sentiments that honor and recognize people from our
district and throughout the state.
To do a general bill search, click
here.
Contact Me
Thank you for taking time to contact me. You may
use the online
Contact Form to reach me.
You can also contact me at my home:
231
State Street
Portland, ME 04101-2361
Home tel: (207) 772-2565
When the Legislature is in session, you can leave
a message for me by calling the State House Message
Phone: (800) 423-2900 or the State House TTY Line:
(207) 287-4469.
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