Brock Adams

Brock Adams
United States Senator
from Washington
In office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993
Preceded bySlade Gorton
Succeeded byPatty Murray
5th United States Secretary of Transportation
In office
January 23, 1977 – July 20, 1979
PresidentJimmy Carter
Preceded byWilliam Thaddeus Coleman Jr.
Succeeded byNeil Goldschmidt
Chair of the House Budget Committee
In office
January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977
Preceded byAl Ullman
Succeeded byRobert Giaimo
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Washington's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1965 – January 22, 1977
Preceded byK. William Stinson
Succeeded byJack Cunningham
United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington
In office
1961–1964
PresidentJohn F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byCharles Moriarty
Succeeded byWilliam Goodwin
Personal details
Born
Brockman Adams

(1927-01-13)January 13, 1927
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 10, 2004(2004-09-10) (aged 77)
Stevensville, Maryland, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Adams
EducationUniversity of Washington, Seattle (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1944–1946

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]

  1. ^ "Brock Adams Quits Senate Race Amid Sex Misconduct charges". The New York Times. March 2, 1992. Retrieved April 15, 2020.