Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle
Alma S. Adams
- Office
- U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 12th district
- Party
- Democrat
- Hometown
- Charlotte, NC
- Born
- 1946
- In Congress
- House since 2014 · 11 years in office
- Current term
- January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
- FEC filing name
- ADAMS, ALMA SHEALEY
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2024 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
North Carolina, District 12
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Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.
FEC candidate ID H4NC12100 · Principal campaign committee: ALMA ADAMS FOR CONGRESS
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 12 | $483,374.93 | General-election nominee |
| 2023–2024 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 12 | $715,498.20 | Won the general election (74%) |
| 2021–2022 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 12 | $957,366.44 | Won the general election (62.8%) |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · North Carolina District 12 | $841,868.49 | Won the general election (100%) |
Total raised$715,498.20
Total spent$685,531.13
Cash on hand$573,409.37
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00
2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$199,253.7028%
- PACs and other committees$516,244.4972%
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology
- Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture
- House Committee on Education and Workforce
- Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
- Higher Education and Workforce Development Ranking Member
Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.
PAC and committee contributors
153 committees reported giving $511,249.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATIONPAC$10,000.00
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BLUEPAC - BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION PACPAC$10,000.00
- LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC (FORMERLY SUNTRUST BANKS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TEACHERS INSURANCE ANNUITY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PAC (TIAA PAC)PAC$10,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FICO PAC)PAC$7,500.00
- NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- AMERICAN POSTAL WORKERS UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL ACTIONHybrid PAC$7,000.00
- REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$7,000.00
- AT&T INC. EMPLOYEE FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AT&T EMPLOYEE FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$6,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$6,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
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- ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,500.00
- COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SEIU COPE (SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CORNING INCORPORATED EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (COREPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU FEDERATION INC POL ACT CMTE INC (AKA) NC FARM BUREAU FARMPAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pagePAC$5,000.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEES GOOD GOVERNMENT FEDERAL FUND II Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- VISA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS PAC/ INTN'L UNION OF ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTORS (NEC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TREE CARE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC PAC (THE VOICE FOR TREES PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- TD BANK N.A. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- ALLY FINANCIAL INC. ADVOCACY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$4,000.00
- TYSON FOODS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TYPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- THE VANGUARD GROUP COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$4,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND Company pageConnected PAC$3,500.00
- HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENTPAC$3,500.00
- THOMPSON COBURN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$3,500.00
- ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY PAC, INC. (AKA AKA 1908 PAC)Connected PAC$3,300.00
- ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE ACTION FUND PAC (EDAF PAC) Company pagePAC$3,243.00
- GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NEW VOICE PACPAC$2,600.00
- UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ACTIVE BALLOT CLUB Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL CONFECTIONERS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CANDY PAC)Connected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS POLITICAL ACTION COMM Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INT'L ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGE, STRUCTURAL, ORNAMENTAL AND REINFORCING IRON WORKERS (IPAL) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (IP-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY PAC Company pagePAC$2,500.00
- NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- UNUM GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UNUMPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ELEVANCE HEALTH PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NUCOR CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEXTILE ORGANIZATIONS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG HOSPITAL AUTHORITY/ATRIUM HEALTH EMPLOYEES FED PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- GRIDIRON-PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- INSPIRE BRANDS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SYNCPAC)PAC$2,500.00
- JSTREETPAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,108.00
- CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA - COAL MINERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CME GROUP INC. PACPAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)Connected PAC$2,000.00
- WALMART INC. PAC FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN AIRLINES INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- DOMINION ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - DOMINION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE BOEING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- PRICE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LMA-PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- BASF CORPORATION EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE PREMIER, INC. EMPLOYEES' CIVIC ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$2,000.00
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OB-GYNS PAC (OB-GYN PAC) Company pagePAC$2,000.00
- NATIONAL NURSES UNITED PAC - A FUND FOR A HEALTHY AMERICA Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TRANE TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- DEPOSITORY TRUST AND CLEARING CORPORATION PAC - DTCC PAC; THE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- VNA HOLDING INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VG PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- TRULIANT FCU PACConnected PAC$1,600.00
- STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (STATE FARM FEDERAL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COMMITTEE ORGANIZED FOR THE TRADING OF COTTON PAC OF THE AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIAT Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY EMPLOYEE PAC (AKA WELLS FARGO EMPLOYEE PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ECOLAB INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- SNACK FOOD ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SNACKPAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- ARCHIPAC - THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTSConnected PAC$1,000.00
- THE HARTFORD FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. PAC (AKA THE HARTFORD ADVOCATES FUND) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VERIZON PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- H&R BLOCK INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLOCKPAC)PAC$1,000.00
- THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH, LLP FEDERAL POLITICAL COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FIFTH THIRD BANCORP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- COASTAL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- MAXIMUS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MAXPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I. FEDERAL PAC (AMFAM PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION FEDERAL PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- BIOGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE A.K.A. 'BIOGEN PAC' Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRATERNITY & SORORITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEHybrid PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FARM SERVICE AGENCY COUNTY OFFICE EMPLOYEES INC PPC AKA NASCOE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- U.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- FRIENDS OF CHERI BUSTOSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- CROP INSURANCE PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION PAC-CIPA PACPAC$1,000.00
- PRIMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PRIMERICA PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- CAL FOR NCCandidate committee$1,000.00
- DEBORAH ROSS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- ENACT HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENACT PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC. PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL SOCIETY FEDERAL POLITICAL EDUCATION AND ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$500.00
- DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
- IVYPACPAC$500.00
- PRO PACHybrid PAC$500.00
- JEFF JACKSON FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$250.00
- BLUE NEVADA PACLeadership PAC$123.00
- PEARLPACPAC$25.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Alma Shealey Adams$1,753.91
- Independent expenditures opposing Alma Shealey Adams$0.00
FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- NEW NORTH CAROLINA PROJECTSupporting$1,366.00
- MOMSRISING TOGETHERSupporting$384.00
The race
North Carolina U.S. House, District 12, 2024 · 2 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Shealey Adams (D) | $715,498.20 | $573,409.37 | 2024-12-31 |
| Addul Rahman El Ali (R) | $48,917.57 | $0.00 | 2024-11-25 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
No public polling found for this race.
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in North Carolina (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: ALMA ADAMS FOR CONGRESS.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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