美国前堪萨斯州参议员南希·卡塞鲍姆·贝克于周五因自然原因去世，享年94岁1。她1978年当选参议员，任职18年，共服三届1。作为第一位不通过跟随配偶进入参议院的女性参议员，卡塞鲍姆·贝克在参议院创造了历史1。她在1984年和1990年的连任中分别以76%和74%的得票率获胜1。
卡塞鲍姆·贝克以温和的共和党人身份著称，能够与各政治立场的同事进行合作1。1996年，一部保健保险法案以她和已故参议员泰德·肯尼迪的名字命名1。同年，她与前参议员霍华德·贝克结婚；霍华德·贝克于2014年去世1。在她的政治生涯后期，卡塞鲍姆·贝克支持民主党候选人，包括堪萨斯州州长劳拉·凯利1。2021年，她宣称总统唐纳德·特朗普应该被弹劾1。
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a pioneering figure in American politics, died Friday of natural causes at age 94.1 Born on July 29, 1932, she was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1978 and became the first woman elected to that chamber without following a spouse into office.1 She served three terms, representing Kansas for 18 years.1
Throughout her tenure, Kassebaum Baker established herself as a moderate Republican known for her ability to work across party lines.1 She won re-election decisively, securing 76 percent of the vote in 1984 and 74 percent in 1990.1 Her legislative legacy includes the 1996 health insurance law that bore her name alongside that of Senator Ted Kennedy.1 In 1996, she married former Senator Howard Baker, who died in 2014.1
In her later years, Kassebaum Baker's political positions evolved, and she became a vocal supporter of Democratic candidates, including endorsing Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.1 In 2021, she declared that President Donald Trump should be impeached.1
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