Wanda Adams

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Wanda Adams

Democratic Party

Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

4

Prior offices

Houston City Council District D

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Houston Independent School District, District IX

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Kashmere High School

Bachelor's

Texas Southern University

Graduate

Texas Southern University

Personal

Profession

Consultant

Contact

Personal website

Wanda Adams (Democratic Party) is a judge for Precinct 7 Place 1 of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Adams assumed office on January 1, 2021. Adams' current term ends on December 31, 2028.

Adams (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for the Precinct 7 Place 1 judge of the Harris County Justices of the Peace in Texas. Adams won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Adams was a member of the Houston Independent School District school board District IX in Texas from 2013 until she resigned on November 12, 2020.

Biography

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Adams received a bachelor's degree in public affairs and a master's degree in public administration from Texas Southern University. She served on the Houston City Council District D for six years. Adams has worked as a diversity consultant, a professor of political science at Texas Southern University, and the host of Houston TV’s “Community Connection." She has been associated with the Houston Area Women's Center, YMCA, YWCA, Keep Houston Beautiful, Meals on Wheels, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2024)

General election

General election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1

Incumbent Wanda Adams defeated Kyara Ofuani in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wanda Adams (D)	99.9	91,497
		Kyara Ofuani (Independent) (Write-in)	0.1	137

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91,634
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1

Incumbent Wanda Adams advanced from the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wanda Adams	100.0	23,263

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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Adams in this election.

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2020)

General election

The general election was canceled. Wanda Adams won election in the general election for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1

Wanda Adams defeated incumbent Jeremy Brown in the Democratic primary for Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 1 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wanda Adams	67.5	22,609
		Jeremy Brown	32.5	10,888

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,497
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2017

See also: Houston Independent School District elections (2017)

Six of the nine seats on the Houston Independent School District Board of Education in Texas were up for by-district general election on November 7, 2017. Candidates in Districts I and III advanced to a runoff election scheduled for December 9, 2017, after no candidate received a majority of the vote. The District III seat was up for special election to fill an unexpired term following the death of Manuel Rodriguez Jr. The incumbents in Districts VI, VIII, and IX filed for re-election, while the incumbents in Districts I and V opted not to seek additional terms.

In District I, newcomer Elizabeth Santos defeated fellow newcomer Gretchen Himsl. They defeated Monica Richart in the general election. In District III, newcomer Sergio Lira won against Jesse Rodriguez in the runoff election. They defeated Carlos Perrett and Rodolfo Reyes in the general election.

Newcomer Sue Deigaard defeated three other newcomers—Kara DeRocha, Sean Cheben, and Susan Shafer—for the open District V seat. District VI incumbent Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca defeated challengers Daniel Albert and Robert Lundin for the seat with 50.42 percent of the vote. Incumbent Anne Sung defeated challenger John Luman in the District VII election. District IX incumbent Wanda Adams defeated challengers Karla Brown and Gerry Monroe.

Results

Houston Independent School District, District IX General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Wanda Adams Incumbent	68.43%	5,575
Karla Brown	24.22%	1,973
Gerry Monroe	7.35%	599
Total Votes		8,147
Source: Harris County, Texas, "Cumulative Report - Official," accessed November 22, 2017

Funding

Adams reported $39,100.00 in contributions and $40,127.52 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District as of October 30, 2017.

Endorsements

Brown was endorsed by the following organizations:

• Ascend PAC
• Harris County AFL-CIO
• Houston Association of Realtors/TREPAC
• Houston Chronicle
• Houston Federation of Teachers
• Houston United for Strong Public Schools
• Houstonians for Great Public Schools

2013

See also: Houston Independent School District elections (2013)

Results

Houston Independent School District, District 9, 4-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Wanda Adams	71.2%	8,005
	Nonpartisan	Clyde Lemon	18.1%	2,040
	Nonpartisan	Coretta Mallet-Fontenot	10.7%	1,200
Total Votes				11,245
Source: Harris County, Texas, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013

Endorsements

In an October 3 editorial by The Houston Chronicle, the paper endorsed Anna Eastman for District 1, Harvin Moore for District 7 and Adams for District 9.

Funding

Adams began the race with an existing account balance of $2,898.13 from her previous campaign. She reported $12,764.99 in contributions and $11,971.70 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District, which left her campaign with $3,691.42 on hand.

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Adams ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 131. Adams was defeated by incumbent Alma Allen in the May 29 primary election.

Texas House of Representatives District 131 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Alma Allen Incumbent	59.4%	3,869
Wanda Adams	40.6%	2,644
Total Votes		6,513

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Wanda Adams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2013

For her 2013 campaign, Adams stated the following on her website:

“ Trusted Education High quality education is a top priority we must tackle in order to ensure the current and future prosperity of the community. As District IX trustee Wanda will fight for equal opportunity and quality education for all students. To do this she will work with the District IX community to focus heavily on advancing the caliber of District IX schools, improving STARR test results, encouraging small class sizes, lowering dropout rate and increasing graduation rate. With the help of the community she will work to ensure all students receive a diploma that signifies they have the tools to master the world. Serving six years on Houston City Council, Wanda worked heavily to combat food deserts and tackle childhood obesity. She will continue this service when elected to school board, children cannot receive a quality education if they do not receive quality and adequate food at home. Trusted Support for School Personnel As Trustee, one of Wanda’s main goals is advocating for all school staff. She has a strong history and track record of standing up for all employees. Once elected, Wanda will work to help develop fair and equitable systems for evaluation, focus on hiring policies that gives hard-to-staff schools an early crack at filling their vacancies and providing professional development, lesson study and coaching. She will strive to make certain all school personnel are granted competitive salaries and benefits. It is with school personnel’s hard work and unwavering commitment that our public school system runs smoothly and she will ensure they are supported. Trusted Accountability A successful school begins with proper accountability for school personnel and the HISD school board. Wanda will work with the community to ensure all schools provide proper transparency and parental engagement because schools are institutions for learning and developing. Wanda is a proven leader with a solid record of transparency and accessibility. Adams believes that her constituents give her their vote of confidence by electing her so she always strives to give back. As District IX trustee Wanda plans to hold frequent town hall meetings to gauge the most prominent concerns of District IX parents, guardians and students. ”

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