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Nancy Kassebaum Baker said she'd 'rather cuddle up and do needlepoint all day,' but became a rare Republican to call for Trump's impeachment
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. She was 94.
TL;DR
- Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Republican senator from Kansas, died at 94.
- She was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without a spouse already in office.
- Kassebaum Baker served three terms, from 1978 to 1997, known for her moderate and independent political stance.
- She was the daughter of former Kansas Governor Alf Landon.
- She supported bipartisan legislation, including a 1996 health insurance law named partly after her and Ted Kennedy.
- After leaving the Senate, she continued public service and later endorsed Democratic candidates, breaking with the increasingly conservative Republican Party.
- She called for President Trump's impeachment after the January 6th Capitol attack.