Adams arbejdede i politiet i New York City i 22 år og trak sig tilbage som politikaptajn i 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Maisel|first=Todd|title=BP Adams condemns cop who struck youths in subway|url=https://www.amny.com/news/bp-adams-condemns-cop-who-struck-youths-in-subway-without-provocation/ | access-date=23. oktober 2020|website=amNewYork|language=en-US}}</ref> Han sad i delstatssenatet for [[New York (delstat)|New York]] fra 2006 til 2013<ref name="gothamgazette1">[https://www.gothamgazette.com/state/7862-adams-allocates-1-million-in-government-funding-as-hamilton-attempts-to-fend-off-primary-challenger "As Senator Faces Tough Primary, He’s Spending $1 Million in Public Funds from Brooklyn Borough President,"] ''The Gotham Gazette''.</ref> og blev valgt til formand for bydelsrådet i Brooklyn i november 2013<ref>{{cite news |title=New York – 2013 Election |url=https://www.nytimes.com/projects/elections/2013/general/other-races/results.html |access-date=18. august 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=6. november 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305154701/http://www.nytimes.com/projects/elections/2013/general/other-races/results.html |archive-date=5. marts 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> og genvalgt i november 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=News|first=WNYC Data | title=2017 General Election Results|url=https://project.wnyc.org/2017-general-results/ | access-date=9. maj 2021|website=project.wnyc.org|language=en}}</ref> Han er den første [[Afroamerikanere|afroamerikaner]] der besidder embedet.
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