Janet Adams


Janet Louise Jeanblanc Adams is an American politician.

Early life

Adams was born on August 30, 1937, in Webster [County, Iowa]. She is the eldest child of Wilbur and Verda Jeanblanc and has a younger brother and sister, Donald and Joyce. She attended Eagle Grove High School, Eagle Grove Community College and Buena Vista College. After completing her studies in 1957, Jeanblanc married Ron Adams. They raised seven children. Janet Adams became a teacher.

Political career

Politically, she was active as board member and president of the Iowa League of Women Voters, served on the school board of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, and sat on the Hamilton County Democratic Central Committee. She represented the Democratic Party and Iowa [House of Representatives, District 14|District 14] of the Iowa [House of Representatives] from 1987 to 1993.