Stephen Douglas Adams (born May 27, 1951) is a former

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, who served in that position for sixteen years, from 1987 to 2003.

Early life and education

Adams was born in Cornersville in

Marshall County, Tennessee Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,318. Its county seat is Lewisburg. Marshall County comprises the Lewisburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included ...

. He attended

Austin Peay State University Austin Peay State University () is a public university in Clarksville, Tennessee. Standing on a site occupied by a succession of educational institutions since 1845, the precursor of the university was established in 1927 and named for then-sitt ...

Career

Adams joined the Tennessee Department of Conservation in 1973 and left for the Treasury Department in 1975. Adams was elected

Tennessee State Treasurer In the state governments of the United States, 48 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer. New York abolished the position in 1926; duties were transferred to New York State Comptroller. Texas abolished the position of Texas S ...

by the state's

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in 1987, following the appointment of

Harlan Mathews Harlan Mathews (January 17, 1927 – May 9, 2014) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1993 to 1994. He had previously served in the executive and legislative branches of state government in Tennessee for more than 40 yea ...

to Governor

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's cabinet. He continued to be reelected another eight times. He was President of the National Association of State Treasurers from 1997 to 1998. Adams resigned from his position as Treasurer on October 24, 2003, to become

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of the

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. He was dismissed in 2006 after allegations of workplace harassment. Adams denied the claims and took legal action against the state lottery to release his employment records.

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