Legendary Kansas Senator Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker has returned home for good, reportsThe Wichita Eagle.
Kassebaum was the second woman to be elected senator in her own right, not preceded by a husband or appointed to fulfill an unexpired term. She served proudly in the US Senate from 1978 to 1997. Through the entirety of her re-election campaigns, she won more than 70 percent of the vote.
Her husband, Sen. Howard Baker, died last year, and now Kassebaum has returned to the Sunflower State to spend her waning years. “I never would have thought of going anywhere else,” she said.
Senator Kassebaum has encountered victory, but has also seen her fair share of loss. “You survive on faith,” she said. “I am a strong believer in faith, friends and family.”
You can read Beccy Tanner's magnificent tribute in The Wichita Eagle here. Or watch the video tribute below: