Richard Adams (born January 1, 1939) is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving the 80th District from 2009 to 2014.
[1] Adams previously served two terms as Miami County Commissioner, as well as a member of the Unity National Bank Board of Directors.
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.
[2] He went on to win the general election against Democrat Melissa Stanley with 63.2% of the electorate,[3] and was sworn into his first term on January 5, 2009.
Unopposed in the primary, Adams defeated Democrat Howard Payne in the general election with 77.09% of the vote.