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News Reporting· CBS News Published Aug 22, 2026

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

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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, her son Bill Kassebaum told CBS News on Saturday. She was 94.

Bill Kassebaum told CBS News that his mother was "an independent voice that was willing to do what was right for Kansas and the country," which he said sometimes meant going against her party.

"She was also willing to talk to her constituents, even when they didn't agree, and openly discuss her votes and stances," he said, adding that while people may not have agreed with her, they appreciated her willingness to talk.

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News Reporting· MS NOW

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

Kassebaum Baker was the first woman elected to the Senate without following a spouse into office. The post Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator from Kansas, dies at 94 appeared first on MS NOW .

News Reporting· ABC News

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

Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas has died

News Reporting· The New York Times

Nancy Kassebaum, First Woman to Chair a Major Senate Panel, Dies at 94

A moderate Republican from Kansas, she served three terms before tiring of political strife. “I couldn’t get elected today,” she said in 2013.

News Reporting· Fox News

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, trailblazing GOP senator who broke barriers for women in Congress, dead at 94

Nancy Kassebaum Baker co-authored a landmark 1996 health insurance law with Ted Kennedy and won Kansas re-election by huge margins twice.