Maverick Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, Who Resigned After Sexual Harassment Scandal, Dies
A Senate Ethics Committee report found at least 18 instances of sexual misconduct, leading to his 1995 resignation after a Washington Post investigation.
- Former U.S. Senator Bob Packwood died Saturday in a California hospice facility at age 93, ending a political career that combined legislative achievement with a devastating sexual misconduct scandal.
- Elected to the Senate in 1968, Packwood served over 25 years and chaired the Senate Finance Committee, shepherding the landmark 1986 tax code overhaul that became a signature legislative achievement.
- A 1992 Washington Post investigation detailed allegations that Packwood had made unwanted sexual advances toward women on his staff; the Senate Ethics Committee investigation that followed forced his resignation in September 1995.
- Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, who replaced Packwood in 1996, said historians must include the "women who he abused and assaulted," stating his misconduct overshadows his legislative accomplishments.
- Following his resignation, Packwood entered private lobbying and largely avoided public life, leaving behind his wife, Elaine Franklin, a former chief of his Senate staff, and two children from his first marriage.
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Bob Packwood’s lobbyist scandals
Obituaries for the late Oregon Republican Sen. Bob Packwood this week all note that the liberal, pro-choice Republican resigned amid an ethics investigation that revealed years of sexually harassing women on Capitol Hill. It’s fitting that Packwood’s licentious and unfaithful behavior should hang over his reputation, because it was an abuse of power — he used his position as a powerful senator to prey on more than a dozen women. But his corrupt …
Former Republican Senator Dead At 93 * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Danielle
Former Sen. Bob Packwood (R-OR), who resigned from the Senate in 1995 under threat of expulsion due to allegations of sexual misconduct, has died. He was 93. Packwood died at a residential care facility in California, his wife confirmed, according to The New York Times. The outlet called Packwood an “unorthodox Republican” who helped shape “tax policy” and “women’s rights legislation” before facing accusations of sexual misconduct by more than 2…
Packwood, former senator who resigned amid sex scandal, dead at 93
Former Sen. Bob Packwood, whose immense political influence was marred by a major sexual misconduct scandal, died Saturday at the age of 93. The Oregon Republican served nearly 27 years in the Senate, but resigned in 1995 after the Senate Ethics Committee voted to recommend expelling him for sexual misconduct, abuse of office and obstruction following a 33-month investigation. It was a rare example of a senator resigning under pressure, and a …
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