Bob Packwood | |
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Chair of the Senate Finance Committee | |
In office January 3, 1995 – October 1, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
Succeeded by | William Roth |
In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | |
Preceded by | Bob Dole |
Succeeded by | Lloyd Bentsen |
Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee | |
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1985 | |
Preceded by | Howard Cannon |
Succeeded by | John Danforth |
United States Senator from Oregon | |
In office January 3, 1969 – October 1, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Wayne Morse |
Succeeded by | Ron Wyden |
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 6th district | |
In office January 14, 1963 – January 3, 1969 | |
Preceded by | Multi-member district |
Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert William Packwood September 11, 1932 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Georgie Oberteuffer
(m. 1964; div. 1991)Elaine Franklin (m. 1998) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Willamette University (BA) New York University (JD) |
Robert William Packwood (born September 11, 1932) is an American retired lawyer and politician from Oregon. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the United States Senate from 1969 to 1995. He resigned from the U.S. Senate under threat of expulsion, in 1995 after allegations of sexual harassment, sexual abuse, and assault of women emerged.
Since the death of Bob Dole in December 2021, Packwood is one of the last two living former U.S. senators who assumed office in the 1960s, alongside Fred R. Harris of Oklahoma.[1]