Herb Adams (politician)

Herbert Adams is a Maine politician and historian. A Democrat, Adams was a member of the Portland School Committee from 1997-2004. He represented the Portland neighborhoods of East Bayside and Parkside in the Maine House of Representatives. He is also a noted historian of local history, having published "Bold Vision: the History of the Portland Park System" in 2000. In 2010, the district he represented, 119, was won by independent Ben Chipman. He is an instructor in history at Southern Maine Community College.