| | On January 13, 2020, Adams and his fellow Independent legislator, [[Joseph Marino]] of Gretna in Jefferson Parish joined twenty-three [[Moderate Republican]] lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Gonzales in Ascension Parish as the House [[Speaker]]. Schexnayder depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, the Independents, and the Republican defectors. Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] made contacts on Schexnayder's behalf. The forty-five conservative Republicans in the House were outfoxed by the twenty-three Moderates and the two Independents, one of whom, Adams, later switched to Democrat registration.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref> | | On January 13, 2020, Adams and his fellow Independent legislator, [[Joseph Marino]] of Gretna in Jefferson Parish joined twenty-three [[Moderate Republican]] lawmakers, known as the [[Louisiana Republican Fraud Squad|Fraud Squad]], who voted for [[Clay Schexnayder]] of Gonzales in Ascension Parish as the House [[Speaker]]. Schexnayder depended heavily on the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers, the Independents, and the Republican defectors. Democratic Governor [[John Bel Edwards]] made contacts on Schexnayder's behalf. The forty-five conservative Republicans in the House were outfoxed by the twenty-three Moderates and the two Independents, one of whom, Adams, later switched to Democrat registration.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' January 23, 2020.</ref> |
| − | Adams ran for reelection in the primary held on October 14, 2023, against two fellow Democrats, Daniel Banguel and Dadrius Lanus. | + | Adams polled 72 percent of the vote in his reelection bid in the primary held on October 14, 2023, against two fellow Democrats, Daniel Banguel and Dadrius Lanus.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 24, 2023.</ref> |