Nancy Kassebaum Baker, the former Republican US Senator from Kansas who died on August 22, 2026, at age 94, was the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office. Her death was confirmed by her son Bill Kassebaum.
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94 AP News
Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas has died.
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, the former Republican U.S. senator from Kansas, died Friday at 94, her son Bill Kassebaum said. The Associated Press, in reports carried by several publications, said she died of natural causes [business-standard.com#1][theguardian.com#1][cbsnews.com#1]. She was elected to the Senate in 1978, served three terms and left office in early 1997 [cbsnews.com#1][business-standard.
Kassebaum Baker became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office Nancy 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...
Kassebaum Baker became the first woman elected to the US Senate without following a spouse into office