Brock Adams

Brock Adams
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 (1927-01-13)January 13, 1927 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	September 10, 2004(2004-09-10) (aged 77) Stevensville, Maryland, U.S.
Political 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

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]