Former U.S. Senator Nancy Kassebaum Baker dies at 94

Former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, died Friday at the age of 94. Her son said she died of natural causes. Kassebaum Baker was also the first woman to chair a major Senate committee on Capitol Hill. She married former Sen. Howard Baker, a Tennessee Republican and former Senate majority leader, who passed away in 2014. DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV