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  Packwood, Robert W. "Bob"
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NameRobert W. "Bob" Packwood
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Portland, Oregon , United States
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Born September 11, 1932 (92 years)
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Nov 25, 2021 12:25am
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Infoborn in Portland, Multnomah County, Oreg., September 11, 1932; graduated, Willamette University, Salem, Oreg., 1954; graduated, New York University School of Law, New York, N.Y., 1957; admitted to the bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Portland, Oreg.; member, State legislature 1963-1968; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1968; reelected in 1974, 1980, 1986, and again in 1992 for the term ending January 3, 1999 and served from January 3, 1969 until his resignation, effective October 1, 1995; chairman, Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (1977-79; 1981-83), Republican Conference chairman (1979-81), Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (1981-85), Committee on Finance (1985-87; January 3, 1995-September 8, 1995, when he resigned his chairmanship, having announced his intention to resign from the Senate); resigned from the Senate after the Select Committee on Ethics recommended his expulsion for sexual misconduct, attempting to obstruct the Committee�s investigation, and using his position to solicit employment for his wife from individuals with interests in legislation or in issues which he could influence; formed a Washington-based lobbying and consulting firm, 1996.


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RACES
  11/03/1992 OR US Senate Won 52.14% (+5.64%)
  05/19/1992 OR US Senate- R Primary Won 59.10% (+38.68%)
  11/04/1986 OR US Senate Won 62.95% (+26.91%)
  05/20/1986 OR US Senate- R Primary Won 57.62% (+15.30%)
  11/04/1980 OR US Senate Won 52.11% (+8.10%)
  05/20/1980 OR US Senate- R Primary Won 62.43% (+47.41%)
  11/05/1974 OR US Senate Won 54.93% (+10.75%)
  11/05/1968 OR US Senate Won 50.19% (+0.40%)
  05/28/1968 OR US Senate - R Primary Won 88.04% (+76.08%)
  11/08/1966 OR State House 06- East Central Subdistrict - P1 Won 62.55% (+25.10%)
  11/03/1964 OR State House 06- East Central Subdistrict Won 14.38% (+0.64%)
  11/06/1962 OR State House 06- East Central Subdistrict Won 14.40% (+0.33%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 D Stephen G. Breyer
U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 D M. Joycelyn Elders
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 D Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 15, 1991 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 02, 1990 R David Souter
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Feb 03, 1988 R Anthony M. Kennedy
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Oct 23, 1987 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 17, 1986 R Antonin Scalia
Secretary of Health & Human Services - Mar 08, 1983 NPA Reject
U.S. Surgeon General - Nov 16, 1981 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Sep 21, 1981 R Sandra Day O'Connor
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare - Jan 24, 1977 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 17, 1975 R John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 15, 1971 R William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Dec 09, 1971 D Lewis Franklin Powell, Jr.
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Apr 08, 1970 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger