Mrs. Kelly Ayotte: The Proud Republican From New Hampshire

Junior Senator From The Granite State: Kelly Ayotte (R-NH)

"Working together, we can find common ground to address our nation's challenges"

Biography:

Born: June 27th, 1968 (Currently at the young age of 46)

Residence: Born and raised in Nashua, NH where she currently resides to this day

Family: Married Joe Daley, a Nashua native served in the Iraq war; Joe and Kelly have two children: Katherine and Jacob

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education: B.A. from Pennsylvania State University (1990); Villanova University School of Law (1993)

Early Life & Career: Grew up from a small business family, and attended the public school system in Nashua. Once Kelly Ayotte finished her studies at Villanova, she worked as a law clerk for the New Hampshire Supreme Court.  A year later, Kelly was hired as an associate at a law firm in Manchester, NH.  After holding that position for four years, she became a prosecutor for the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General.  Finally, in 2004, she was promoted to Attorney General of New Hampshire by Republican Governor Craig Benson where she remained until running successfully for the United States Senate in 2010.  

Senate Career:

• Serves on five committees: 1) Armed Services 2) Budget 3) Commerce 4) Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 5) Small Business and Entrepreneurship
• Applauded by party members in her effort to crack down on the Benghazi Scandal with the help of Senator McCain and Senator Graham 
• Worked with members on both sides of the aisle to create a workable terrorist detention policy that would ensure American safety

Fun Facts:   

• First women to become Attorney General of New Hampshire
• As AG, led efforts to secure the first capital murder convictions in NH in over 60 years
• Was appointed as AG by a Democrat governor twice
• Endorsed by Sarah Palin in 2010
• Won the 2010 Republican State Primary by a mere 1,667 votes over a Tea-Party backed candidate
• Was on the short-list of 2012 Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney's Vice-Presidential Candidate list
• Currently on the very, very long-list of possible 2016 Republican Presidential Candidates
• Ayotte's campaign has a little over $2 million in the bank 

New Hampshire

Facts:

• Became the 9th state to enter the union (one of the original 13 colonies)
• Capital is located in Concord, NH
• Population as of 2014 was 1,326,813
• Major Industries include: Tourism, Textiles, Lumber, and Software
• Borders the Atlantic Ocean (southeast corner)

Fun Facts: 

• State Motto: Live Free or Die
• First of 13 original colonies to frame a state constitution
• Have 92 state parks allowing you to enjoy their beautiful scenery
• First American to travel to space, Alan Shepard Jr., is from East Derry, NH

State Demographics:

• White: 94.2%
• Black or African American: 1.5%
• American Indian: 0.3%
• Asian: 2.4%
• Two or More Races:1.6%
• Hispanic or Latino: 3.2%

Sources:

• http://www.biography.com/people/kelly-ayotte-20845731#legal-and-political-career
• http://www.ayotte.senate.gov/?p=about_senator
• http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2010/09/27/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-kelly-ayotte
• http://www.visitnh.gov/information/state-facts.aspx
• http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/33000.html