Brock Adams | |
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United States Senator from Washington | |
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Slade Gorton |
Succeeded by | Patty Murray |
5th United States Secretary of Transportation | |
In office January 23, 1977 – July 20, 1979 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. |
Succeeded by | Neil Goldschmidt |
Chair of the House Budget Committee | |
In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |
Preceded by | Al Ullman |
Succeeded by | Robert Giaimo |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th district | |
In office January 3, 1965 – January 22, 1977 | |
Preceded by | K. William Stinson |
Succeeded by | Jack Cunningham |
United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington | |
In office 1961–1964 | |
President | John F. Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson |
Preceded by | Charles Moriarty |
Succeeded by | William Goodwin |
Personal details | |
Born | Brockman Adams January 13, 1927 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Died | September 10, 2004 (aged 77) Stevensville, Maryland, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Mary Adams |
Education | University of Washington, Seattle (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1944–1946 |
Brockman Adams (January 13, 1927 – September 10, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat from Washington, Adams served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and United States Secretary of Transportation. He was forced to retire in January 1993 due to public and widespread sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape allegations.[1]