politics
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 office
TL;DR
- Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a former US Senator from Kansas, has died at the age of 94.
- She was the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office.
- Elected in 1978, she served three terms and was known for her independent Republicanism.
- She chaired the Senate labor and human resources committee.
- Kassebaum Baker supported progressive policies, including an assault weapons ban.
- In later life, she endorsed Democratic candidates and supported Donald Trump's impeachment.
- She was married to former US Senator Howard Baker.