Maverick Republican Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon, who resigned after sexual harassment scandal, dies

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

Updated 1:27 PM CDT, June 7, 2026

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former Sen. Bob Packwood, a moderate Oregon Republican whose reputation as a champion of abortion and women’s rights was spoiled at the end of his career by allegations of sexual harassment, has died. He was 93.

Packwood’s death on Saturday was announced in an obituary sent to media outlets by his family. The release didn’t include additional details.

Packwood was a political scrapper who first refused to quit the chamber in which he had served for 27 years, saying he didn’t want to be remembered only for that controversy.

Before the #MeToo era, Packwood stood out as an example of private behavior undermining a man’s public image. He had been praised by Planned Parenthood and others.


Senate Finance Committee Chairman Bob Packwood, R-Ore., holds a book entitled “Intensive Care” by Ross Perot, during hearings dealing with the future of Medicare on Capitol Hill, Aug. 30, 1995. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

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[Miguelito Loveless]

1. Remember when Republicans resigned when they did shameful things?

Good time.