Calling himself a "progressive Democrat" and an "honest weirdo", Adams believes that the residents of Montana deserve to have a choice of candidates. In 2022 he noticed that the ballot was mostly Republicans running unopposed,[1][2] stating that he wants to show that "more ordinary people" can step up and run for office. When asked in an interview why he was running he stated that he needs to "walk the walk" and stop "yelling at other people to do something". He believes that the Republican Party in Montana have "failed the people in the state with a disastrous legislative session of mismanagement, performative virtue signaling, culture war issues over and over. ... Real problems and utter disregard for the welfare of the people of this state".[1]
Adams opposes gun control laws saying that laws will harm disadvantaged groups from owning guns, though he advocates for a rehabilitation of gun culture calling it "vanity-based, hyper-individualist ego trip culture".[3] He ran against Neil Duram, a member of the Montana House of Representatives who was elected unopposed in 2018.[6] Adams uses his mother's maiden name instead of Rhodes, and "campaigns wearing band t-shirts and wearing black nail polish", refusing to conform to the standard dress codes of politicians. The Montana Democrats "are happy to have Adams on the ballot as Democrats have been hesitant to run in the deeply red district".[5]
He planned on running on "core practical concerns such as housing costs, rising property taxes, inflation and abortion rights". Adams says that Montana needs to have a plan to deal with rising real estate costs and sprawl.[3]
Adams lost in his bid to represent Montana's District 1 as a Democrat. He lost to Republican incumbent Neil Duram by a margin of 5541 to 1388.[7]