{"id":8328,"date":"2026-08-02T20:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/?p=8328"},"modified":"2026-08-02T20:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:35:26","slug":"wife-of-indiana-republican-dies-from-injuries-suffered-in-car-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/?p=8328","title":{"rendered":"Wife of Indiana Republican Dies From Injuries Suffered In Car Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Indiana Rep. Jim Baird\u2019s wife, Danise, died early Sunday from \u201ccomplications\u201d related to more than a dozen fractures she sustained in a hit-and-run car crash in early January.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The congressman and his wife were both originally expected \u201cto be okay\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

after a \u201cpretty bad\u201d car crash while returning to Washington, DC on Jan. 5, President Trump announced ahead of a House Republican policy retreat the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baird\u2019s office confirmed the matriarch\u2019s passing in a heartbreaking statement shared Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCongressman Baird and Danise were married for 59 years, building a life centered on faith, family, and service. A devoted wife and loving mother of three, she was the foundation of their family and will be deeply missed. We ask that you keep the Congressman and his family in your prayers during this difficult time,\u201d his office wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The couple, who were \u201chigh school sweethearts,\u201d have three children together, according to the biography on the Republican\u2019s congressional office website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following a devastating crash, both were hospitalized. Baird, 80, was released from the hospital on January 6 but had to wear a neck brace for a few weeks afterward. Danise, who suffered an astonishing 15 fractures and breaks, was discharged on January 12, as confirmed by their son Beau Baird in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beau \u2014 who claimed his father\u2019s Indiana legislative seat when the elder Baird departed for the US House of Representatives \u2014 posted on Feb. 1 that Danise had taken her \u201cfirst assisted steps\u201d since the crash. In the optimistic post, he noted that the family knew \u201cthere\u2019s still a road ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beau said that he\u2019d primarily been sharing updates on his father because Danise \u201cis a very private person\u201d with \u201ca long recovery ahead of her.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then, on Sunday, Beau posted: \u201c3\/1\/26 6:31:10 am\u201d \u2014 the date and time of Danise\u2019s passing \u2014 ahead of his father\u2019s official confirmation of her death, the New York Post reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several members of Congress and other politicians offered up their condolences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJim\u2019s wife Danise was often by his side as he worked so<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

hard in Congress on behalf of his constituents. They are salt of the earth people and Jim and his family have sacrificed so much for our country,\u201d New York Rep. Elise Stefanik wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur sympathies and condolences to Jim and his family. We admire them both and their 59 years of marriage. I enjoyed getting to know Danise, and we\u2019ll hold Jim in our prayers,\u201d Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJoin me in praying for [Jim], my good friend [Beau] and their entire family. May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding wash over them today and in the weeks and months ahead,\u201d Indiana State Rep. Jake Teshka added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Monday said it would keep New York\u2019s current congressional map in place, temporarily blocking a lower court ruling that had found the map violated the Constitution by diluting the voting power of black and Latino residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unsigned emergency order did not include a vote count or written reasoning, which is typical for decisions issued on the court\u2019s emergency docket. The decision allows the existing map to remain in place while appeals continue, making it likely the map will be used in the upcoming midterm elections, the New York Times reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ruling was a victory for Republicans and could help them retain control of a closely divided House of Representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representative Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican whose district includes Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, filed the emergency application after a state judge ordered her district to be redrawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, Malliotakis said the justices had \u201cstopped the voters on Staten Island and in southern Brooklyn from being stripped of their ability to elect a representative who reflects their values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case centers on New York\u2019s 11th Congressional District, the only district in New York City currently held by a Republican.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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