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

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies aged 94

Kassebaum Baker became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into officeNancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94.Kassebaum Baker died on Friday of natural causes, according to her son, Bill Kassebaum. Continue reading...

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

She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978 and served three terms.

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator from Kansas, dies at 94

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.

Former US Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker Dies At 94

Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker dies at 94

TOPEKA — Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, who fractured a political glass ceiling as the first woman to represent Kansas in the U.S. Senate and the first woman to be elected to the Senate without having previously filled an unexpired congressional term, died Friday. Kassebaum, 94, grew up in Topeka and began her personal journey in […]