John Adams (R-OH-3)

John Adams (R-OH-3)

John Adams

John Adams Congressional Candidate Ohio District 3

Biography of John Adams from John Adams for United States House of Representatives

Born:

• August 12, 1945 in Portsmouth, Ohio.

Parents:

• George and Anne (Kirsch) Adams (both deceased)
• former owners of Anne’s Pastry Shop, Portsmouth, Ohio.

Siblings:

• Sister, Bethanyanne
• Brother, Larry (deceased).

Ancestors:

• The Adams family began to immigrate to New England from southern England in the 1600’s.
• Many settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and my family branch eventually settled in Wake County, North Carolina in the late 1700’s and worked as farmers.
• My great, great grandfather, John Waltzer Adams moved to Greenup County, Kentucky (across the Ohio River from Portsmouth) in the mid 1800’s.
• By the early 1900’s my grandfather, Allen W. Adams, established bakeries in Augusta, Kentucky, Pueblo, Colorado, New Boston, Ohio and subsequently, the Adams Baking Company in Portsmouth, Ohio, est., 1916.

Graduate:

• Portsmouth High School, Portsmouth, Ohio, 1963.

Armed Forces:

• Volunteered for the United States Air Force, Active duty: 1963-1967.
• United States Air Force Reserves: 1967-1969.
• Service
  • Radar maintenance and repair.
• Technical school:
  • Keesler AFB, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1963-1964.
• Stationed:
  • Point Arena, California and Bellefontaine, Ohio.

Laborer:

• Empire Detroit Steel, New Boston, Ohio, 1967-1969.
• Union Member of United Steel Workers of America.
• Labored in the Rolling Mill and Hot Strip.

College:

• Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1969-1972.
• Degree, Philosophy, A.B., 1972.

Married for 39 years with two sons.

Elected:

• Portsmouth City Council, 1973
• Re-elected in 1975.

Business owner:

Green Valley Chemicals, Inc. est., 1977.
Distributor of industrial chemicals.

Elected:

• Portsmouth City School Board, 1995.
• Served as Vice President, 1996 – 1999.

Served:

• Scioto County Joint Vocational School Board, 1998-1999.
• 1999: Moved family and business to Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Author:

“Call to Duty”

Faith:

Christian