Representative Adrian Tam was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a proud graduate of Kalani High School and received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University. After graduating, he returned to Hawaii and became a licensed real estate agent. In 2016, he worked as session hire at the Hawaii State House of Representatives before moving to the Hawaii State Senate to work for Senator Stanley Chang from 2017- 2020. In 2020, he was elected to serve as Representative for District 22, Ala Moana – Waikiki and during his first two years he served as Vice-Chair for the Committee on Health, Human Services, and Homelessness, and as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Culture and the Arts. He was also a member of the Committee on Finance.

In 2022 and 2024 Representative Tam was re-elected to serve as the Representative of the newly redistricted District 24 – Waikiki.

Representative Tam currently serves Chair for the House Committee on Tourism and as a member on the House Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, and the House Committee Economic Development and Technology. He is also the founding House Chair of the Legislative Equality Caucus dedicated to addressing the needs of the LGBTQ+/ MVPFAFF+ community.