Obituary: One-time Oregon senator Bob Packwood, 93, who was a good senator for the state but then ruined his career through sexual harassment scandals, has died. He was in his fifth term when he was forced out.
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Packwood died in a residential care facility in southern California, where he and his wife rented a vacation home, according to one family friend. His family released an obituary to media outlets Saturday afternoon.
“It is with great sadness that I share the news that Senator Packwood passed away earlier today,” Packwood’s wife, Elaine Franklin, said in a statement from a private Facebook post that was also provided to OPB. “He touched many lives and leaves behind a lasting legacy of public service. He will be deeply missed.”
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As the obituary notes, he was first elected to the US Senate in 1968 when he defeated the legendary Wayne Morse. Then Packwood, like his advisor at Willamette University, Mark Hatfield, spent decades in the Senate until all the scandals broke loose.
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