Brock Adams
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 |
| Died | September 10, 2004 (aged 77) Stevensville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Adams |
| Education | University of Washington, Seattle (BA) Harvard University (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1944–1946 |
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Brockman Adams (January 13, 1927 – September 10, 2004) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democratic Party member from the state of Washington, Adams served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington for U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 to 1964, a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Washington's 7th congressional district from 1965 to 1977, the 5th United States Secretary of Transportation from 1977 to 1979, and a member of the United States Senate. He was forced to retire in January 1993 due to public and widespread sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape allegations.