Nancy Kassebaum Baker, Former U.S. Senator From Kansas, Dies At 94

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, Former U.S. Senator From Kansas, Dies At 94  HuffPost

Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office.

The trailblazing Kansas Republican served three terms and was known for her independent, centrist politics.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94.Kassebaum Baker died Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum.“She loved Kansas. She loved people from Kansas a

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94  AP News

Former Kansas senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker, the first woman elected to the Senate from the state, has died aged 94.