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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Roy Daryl Adams
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 62 (East Baton Rouge, and East and West Feliciana parishes)
|term_start=March 2019
|preceded=Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Havard
|birth_date=May 25, 1958
|birth_place=Place of birth missing
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|occupation=[[Business]]man<br>
Contractor with Capital City Press
|residence=Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
|spouse=Tanya Adams (married c. 1981)
|children=Jarid Adams<br>
Jermi Adams<br>,
Jada A. Barber<br>
Jayce Adams<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Maurice, Sr., and Julia Adams
|party=[[Independent]]
|alma_mater=Jackson (Louisiana) High School<br>
Southwest Mississippi Junior College<br>
[[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]}}
''Roy Daryl Adams''' (born May 25, 1958) is the [[Independent]] state representative for East Baton Rouge and East and West Feliciana parishes in southeastern [[Louisiana]].
Adams won a special election on March 30, 2019, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of [[Republican Party|Republican]] Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Havard, who was elected on November 6, 2018 , as the president of West Feliciana Parish. In that election runoff, Adams defeated Republican Dennis Aucoin, 2,925 (54 percent) to 2,529 (46 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 30, 2019.</ref> Then on November 16, 2019, Adams was elected in the [[general election]] for a full legislative term. He defeated the Republican Johnny Arceneaux, 9,491 (53 percent) to 8,327 (47 percent), nearly the same percent breakdown as the initial election in March.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 2019.</ref>
The son of Maurice Adams, Sr., and the former Julia --, he was reared in Jackson in East Feliciana Parish and graduated in 1976 from Jackson High School. He attended Southwest Mississippi Junior College in Summit, [[Mississippi]], and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He worked in the family business, Adams Enterprises in Jackson. Since 2004, he has been a contractor with Capital City Press. Adams and his wife, Tanya, have four children, Jarid Adams of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, Jermi Adams and his wife, Ashley, of Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish, Jada and husband, Jude Barber, of Metairie in Jefferson Parish, and youngest son, Jayce Adams of Jackson.<ref name=aboutroy>{{cite web|url=|title=Representative Roy Daryl Adams|publisher=https://roydaryladams2019.com/meet-roy-daryl-adams|title=Meet Roy Daryl Adams|publisher=roydaryladams2019.com|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
Adams and his family are members of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Jackson. He describes his political views as "moderate." Adams said that he did not run as "a candidate for a particular party, but rather, as an Independent so that I can equally represent each and everyone living in our lovely District 62."<ref name=aboutroy/>
==References==
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[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Independents]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]
|name=Roy Daryl Adams
|office=[[Louisiana]] State Representative for<br> District 62 (East Baton Rouge, and East and West Feliciana parishes)
|term_start=March 2019
|preceded=Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Havard
|birth_date=May 25, 1958
|birth_place=Place of birth missing
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|occupation=[[Business]]man<br>
Contractor with Capital City Press
|residence=Jackson, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
|spouse=Tanya Adams (married c. 1981)
|children=Jarid Adams<br>
Jermi Adams<br>,
Jada A. Barber<br>
Jayce Adams<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Maurice, Sr., and Julia Adams
|party=[[Independent]]
|alma_mater=Jackson (Louisiana) High School<br>
Southwest Mississippi Junior College<br>
[[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]}}
''Roy Daryl Adams''' (born May 25, 1958) is the [[Independent]] state representative for East Baton Rouge and East and West Feliciana parishes in southeastern [[Louisiana]].
Adams won a special election on March 30, 2019, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of [[Republican Party|Republican]] Kenneth Edward "Kenny" Havard, who was elected on November 6, 2018 , as the president of West Feliciana Parish. In that election runoff, Adams defeated Republican Dennis Aucoin, 2,925 (54 percent) to 2,529 (46 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, March 30, 2019.</ref> Then on November 16, 2019, Adams was elected in the [[general election]] for a full legislative term. He defeated the Republican Johnny Arceneaux, 9,491 (53 percent) to 8,327 (47 percent), nearly the same percent breakdown as the initial election in March.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 16, 2019.</ref>
The son of Maurice Adams, Sr., and the former Julia --, he was reared in Jackson in East Feliciana Parish and graduated in 1976 from Jackson High School. He attended Southwest Mississippi Junior College in Summit, [[Mississippi]], and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He worked in the family business, Adams Enterprises in Jackson. Since 2004, he has been a contractor with Capital City Press. Adams and his wife, Tanya, have four children, Jarid Adams of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, Jermi Adams and his wife, Ashley, of Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish, Jada and husband, Jude Barber, of Metairie in Jefferson Parish, and youngest son, Jayce Adams of Jackson.<ref name=aboutroy>{{cite web|url=|title=Representative Roy Daryl Adams|publisher=https://roydaryladams2019.com/meet-roy-daryl-adams|title=Meet Roy Daryl Adams|publisher=roydaryladams2019.com|accessdate=November 29, 2019}}</ref>
Adams and his family are members of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of Jackson. He describes his political views as "moderate." Adams said that he did not run as "a candidate for a particular party, but rather, as an Independent so that I can equally represent each and everyone living in our lovely District 62."<ref name=aboutroy/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Roy Daryl}}
[[Category:Louisiana People]]
[[Category:Business People]]
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Independents]]
[[Category:Southern Baptists]]