Bob Packwood, senator who resigned amid sexual misconduct scandal, dies aged 93
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Jack Smith/APView image in fullscreen Former Oregon senator Bob Packwood in 1998.
- Packwood’s death on Saturday was announced in an obituary sent to media outlets by his family.
- The release didn’t include additional details.
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Former Oregon senator Bob Packwood in 1998. Photograph: Jack Smith/APView image in fullscreen Former Oregon senator Bob Packwood in 1998. Photograph: Jack Smith/APOregon Bob Packwood, senator who resigned amid sexual misconduct scandal, dies aged 93The moderate Republican, an advocate of abortion rights, resigned in 1995 amid accusations of sexual harassment
Prefer the Guardian on Google Former US senator 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.