Oregon’s Polarizing Senator Packwood Dies at 93
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Bob Packwood, a longtime Oregon Republican senator known for his maverick politics and advocacy for women’s rights, died at 93 in California. His career shattered after a 1992 Washington Post investigation detailing decades of sexual misconduct toward staffers, leading to his resignation in 1995. He later built a successful lobbying career and helped found Oregon’s Dorchester Conference, leaving a controversial but enduring legacy in state and national politics.
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- Bob Packwood, senator forced to resign in sexual misconduct scandal, dies at 93 The Washington Post
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- Former U.S. Senator Bob Packwood Dies at 93 Oregon Journalism Project
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