and fellow Republican Jimmy Yancy. Adams won with 57.76% of the vote. In the General Election, held on November 2, 2010, Adams faced off against Democratic nominee Nellie Stallings and Libertarian candidate Matthew Linker. Adams easily won the election with 62.9% of the vote. Adams was sworn into her first term as a Representative on January 1, 2011. 2012 In the 2012 Republican primary for District 32 heald on May 22, 2012, Adams ran unopposed. The General Election, held on November 6, 2012, saw Adams running unopposed, and saw her winning all 16,038 votes cast. Not a single vote was cast for any write-in candidate. Tenure Statewide Smoking Ban In 2014, Adams co-sponsored House Bill 173 (HB173), which would have banned smoking in public places, as well as in indoor workplaces. Adams sponsored the bill with Democratic Representative Susan Westrom of Lexington. In response to the bill passing the House Committee on Health and Wellness, Adams stated: "We cannot continue to allow smoking in the workplace. It hurts productivity, increases health care costs and makes us less attractive to new businesses. Kentucky Senate Elections 2014 Instead of running for a third term in the Kentucky House of Representatives, Adams chose to run for the 36th District in the Kentucky Senate. She ran unopposed in the primary. The General Election was held on November 4, 2014. Adams faced off against Democratic candidate Siddique Malik. She won the election with 66% of the vote. Adams was sworn in as a State Senator on January 1, 2015. 2016 Presidential Election Presidential Endorsement On March 5, 2016, Adams announced her endorsement of Presidential candidate Marco Rubio. Rubio would eventually lose the nomination to Donald Trump who would eventually win the presidency. Republican National Convention At the 2016 Republican National Convention, Adams was one of Kentucky's 46 delegates to the convention. References External links Official page at the Kentucky Senate Campaign site Julie Adams at Ballotpedia Julie Raque Adams at OpenSecrets Place of birth missing (living people) 1969 births Living people George Washington University alumni Republican Party Kentucky state senators Republican Party members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Louisville Metro Council members Politicians from Louisville, Kentucky University of Notre Dame alumni Women state legislators in Kentucky 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Women city councillors in Kentucky