Joan Adam

Joan Adam (born April 4, 1944) is an American politician, attorney and historic preservation advocate who served five terms as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives as the representative from the 48th district in Atchison, Kansas. A Democrat, she was elected to the House of Representatives in 1982 and served until the end of her fifth term in 1992; in January of 1993, she was succeeded by Jerry Henry. Representative Adam authored the Kansas Heritage Trust Fund during her tenure in the Kansas Legislature. A resident of Kansas City, Kansas, she is a board member of Historic Kansas City and a former president of Historic Kansas City. References Living people 1944 births Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians 20th-century American women politicians Women state legislators in Kansas Kansas lawyers People from Atchison, Kansas People from Kansas City, Kansas 21st-century American women lawyers 21st-century American lawyers