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

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22 August 2026
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