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| birth_date=July 29, 1932
| birth_date=July 29, 1932
| birth_place=[[Topeka]], Kansas
| birth_place=[[Topeka]], Kansas
| death_place=Topeka, Kansas
| death_date=August 22, 2026 (aged 94)
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| spouse=(1) John Philip Kassebaum (married 1956–1979, divorced)
| spouse=(1) John Philip Kassebaum<br>
(married 1956–1979, divorced)
(2) [[Howard Baker]] (married 1996–2014, his death)
(2) [[Howard Baker]] (married 1996–2014, his death)
| children=Four children from first marriage
| children=Four children from first marriage
}}
}}
'''Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker''' (born July 29, 1932), usually referred to as '''Nancy Kassebaum''', is an [[United States|American]] retired [[business]]woman and [[politician]], who represented [[Kansas]] in the [[United States Senate]] for three terms from 1978 to 1997. Her father, [[Alf Landon]], was the [[governor]] of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the failed [[Republican]] [[U.S. President|presidential]] nominee in the [[United States presidential election, 1936|1936]] race against [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. She followed in his footsteps as a [[Moderate Republican]], often taking some liberal positions.
'''Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker''' (July 29, 1932 – August 22, 2026), usually referred to as '''Nancy Kassebaum''', was an [[United States|American]] retired [[business]]woman and [[politician]], who represented [[Kansas]] in the [[United States Senate]] for three terms from 1978 to 1997. Her father, [[Alf Landon]], was the [[governor]] of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the failed [[Republican]] [[U.S. President|presidential]] nominee in the [[United States presidential election, 1936|1936]] race against [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. She followed in his footsteps as a [[Moderate Republican]], often taking liberal positions.
==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Ultimately, Kelly's inroads among suburban moderate voters (who tend to favor establishment Republicans and Democrats over adamant conservatives) combined with lower rural turnout for Kobach contributed to a narrow Democrat victory in the traditional Republican stronghold.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/kansas/governor/ Kansas Governor Election Results 2018]. ''Politico''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref>
Ultimately, Kelly's inroads among suburban moderate voters (who tend to favor establishment Republicans and Democrats over adamant conservatives) combined with lower rural turnout for Kobach contributed to a narrow Democrat victory in the traditional Republican stronghold.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/kansas/governor/ Kansas Governor Election Results 2018]. ''Politico''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref>
In the [[2020 U.S. Senate election in Kansas]], Kassebaum endorsed [[Moderate Republican]]-turned-[[Democrat]] [[Barbara Bollier]] over then-establishment Republican [[Roger Marshall]].<ref>Lowry, Bryan (September 17, 2020). [https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article245780930.html Former GOP Sen. Nancy Kassebaum endorses Democrat Bollier in Kansas Senate race]. ''The Kansas City Star''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref>
In the [[2020 U.S. Senate election in Kansas]], Kassebaum endorsed [[Moderate Republican]]-turned-[[Democrat]] [[Barbara Bollier]] over Republican [[Roger Marshall]].<ref>Lowry, Bryan (September 17, 2020). [https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article245780930.html Former GOP Sen. Nancy Kassebaum endorses Democrat Bollier in Kansas Senate race]. ''[[The Kansas City Star]]''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref>
Following the riot amidst a largely peaceful pro-[[election integrity]] protest at the [[U.S. Capitol]] on January 6, 2021, Kassebaum called for the impeachment of Trump despite the fact that he played no part in the violence.<ref>Shorman, Jonathan (January 7, 2021). [https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article248339750.html Former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum says Trump should be impeached after Capitol riot]. ''The Kansas City Star''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref>
Following the riot amidst a largely peaceful pro-[[election integrity]] protest at the [[U.S. Capitol]] on January 6, 2021, Kassebaum called for the impeachment of Trump despite the fact that he played no part in the violence.<ref>Shorman, Jonathan (January 7, 2021). [https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article248339750.html Former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum says Trump should be impeached after Capitol riot]. ''The Kansas City Star''. Retrieved July 5, 2021.</ref>
She and her first husband settled in Maize, near [[Wichita]], Kansas, where she served on the school board and had four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723033900/http://womenincongress.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=125|title=125 women in Congress: Nancy Landon Kassebaum|date=July 23, 2011|accessdate=April 20, 2020}}</ref>
She and her first husband settled in Maize, near [[Wichita]], Kansas, where she served on the school board and had four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723033900/http://womenincongress.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?intID=125|title=125 women in Congress: Nancy Landon Kassebaum|date=July 23, 2011|accessdate=April 20, 2020}}</ref>
Divorced after twenty-three years of marriage from John Philip Kassebaum, whose name she still used professionally, she married in 1996 the widowed [[Howard Baker]], former U.S. Senator from [[Tennessee]], Senate Majority Leader, and a chief of staff to [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] at the height of the [[Iran-Contra affair]]. Kassebaum and Baker had been Senate colleagues from 1978 to 1985, when Democrat [[Al Gore]] took the seat that Baker vacated. Kassebaum holds the distinction of being the first woman ever elected to a full term in the Senate without a husband having previously served in Congress.
Divorced after twenty-three years of marriage from John Philip Kassebaum (1932-2016), whose name she still used professionally, she married in 1996 the widowed [[Howard Baker]], former U.S. Senator from [[Tennessee]], Senate Majority Leader, and a chief of staff to [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] at the height of the [[Iran-Contra affair]]. Kassebaum and Baker had been Senate colleagues from 1978 to 1985, when Democrat [[Al Gore]] took the seat that Baker vacated. Kassebaum holds the distinction of being the first woman ever elected to a full term in the Senate without a husband having previously served in Congress.
In 2024, the 92-year-old Kassebaum endorsed the Democrat [[Vice President]] [[Kamala Harris]], in the race against Kassebaum's own party nominee, [[Donald Trump]]. Kassebaum said that she foresees a "brighter future" with Harris, rather than Trump. Kassebaum was fierce supporter of the [[impeachment]] of President Trump.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-kansas-gop-senator-backs-harris/ar-AA1rhZMC?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=3919efdb8d2d437e946ad9bd2dccce5a&ei=22|title=Ex-Kansas GOP senator backs Harris|publisher=msn.com|date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>
In 2024, the 92-year-old Kassebaum endorsed the Democrat [[Vice President]] [[Kamala Harris]], in the race against Kassebaum's own party nominee, [[Donald Trump]]. Kassebaum said that she foresees a "brighter future" with Harris, rather than Trump. Kassebaum was fierce supporter of the [[impeachment]] of President Trump.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ex-kansas-gop-senator-backs-harris/ar-AA1rhZMC?ocid=msedgntp&pc=DCTS&cvid=3919efdb8d2d437e946ad9bd2dccce5a&ei=22|title=Ex-Kansas GOP senator backs Harris|publisher=msn.com|date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>
Kassebaum died in Topeka at the age of ninety-four.