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.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM ET
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, trailblazing GOP senator who broke barriers for women in Congress, dead at 94(opens original report in a new tab)The GuardianTier B
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies aged 94(opens original report in a new tab)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… — The Guardian
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former U.S. senator from Kansas, dies at 94(opens original report in a new tab)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. — CBS News
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Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94(opens original report in a new tab)Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker of Kansas has died — ABC News
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