Danielle Adams (politician)

Danielle Adams (September 24, 1983 – December 9, 2021) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Thompson as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.

Danielle Adams
MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Thompson
In office
September 10, 2019 – December 9, 2021
Preceded byKelly Bindle
Personal details
BornSeptember 24, 1983
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Died (aged 38)
near Ponton, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party of Manitoba

Prior to her election to the provincial legislature, she worked as a constituency assistant to federal Member of Parliament Niki Ashton, who represents Churchill—Keewatinook Aski on behalf of the federal New Democratic Party.[2]

On December 9, 2021, Adams died at the age of 38 in a motor vehicle accident while driving south to Winnipeg on Manitoba Highway 6 after her SUV collided with a northbound semi-truck, 50 kilometres south of Ponton, Manitoba.[3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Bryce Hoye, "Meet the Rookies: Manitobans Elect 13 First-Time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
  2. Ian Graham, "NDP's Danielle Adams Takes Thompson's Legislature Seat Back from Progressive Conservatives". Thompson Citizen, September 11, 2019.
  3. Peters, Skylar; Blunt, Marney (December 9, 2021). "Manitoba NDP MLA Danielle Adams dies in car accident". Global News. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  4. Unger, Danton (December 9, 2021). "Manitoba MLA dies after car crash in Thompson: NDP". CTV News Winnipeg. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  5. NDP member of the Manitoba legislature Danielle Adams dies in car crash: NDP. Toronto Star, December 9, 2021.
  6. {{cite web| url=https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thompsoncitizen/name/danielle-adams-obituary?pid=200904418] |title=obituary Danielle Adams |access-date=December 23, 2021 |publisher=The Thompson Citizen
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