• AYOTTE, KELLY A
Experience: Senate: 2011-Present
Home State: New Hampshire
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Personal

    Full Name: Kelly A. Ayotte
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Joseph; 2 Children: Katherine, Jacob
    Birth Date: 06/27/1968
    Birth Place: Nashua, NH
    Home City: Nashua, NH

Education

    JD, Villanova University School of Law, 1993
    BA, Political Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1990

Political Experience

    Senator, United States Senate, 2011-present

Current Legislative Committees

    Armed Services, Member
    Budget, Member
    Commerce, Science and Transportation, Member
    Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Member
    Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Member
    Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Member
    Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, Chair
    Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation and the Internet, Member
    Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Member
    Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, Member
    Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, Member
    Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, Chair
    Subcommittee on Seapower, Member
    Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, Member

Professional Experience

    Former Law Clerk, Honorable Sherman D. Horton, Associate Justice, New Hampshire Supreme Court
    Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 2004-2009
    Deputy Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 2003-2004
    Legal Counsel, Governor Craig Benson, 2003
    Staff, Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 2000-2003
    Prosecutor, Office of the Attorney General, State of New Hampshire, 1998-2000
    Litigation Associate, McLane, Graf, Raulerson, and Middleton, 1994-1998

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Maine Bar Association
    Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
Total: 7
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08/12/2015
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04/06/2015
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General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Strongly Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Oppose
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Strongly Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 89
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
03/14/2014 S.1456 A bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. 03/14/2014 Held at the desk.  (All Actions)
02/03/2014 S.1977 Honor Our Promise Act 02/03/2014 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 300.  (All Actions)
12/20/2013 S.1891 TRUE Safety Act 12/20/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
12/19/2013 S.1869 Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act 12/19/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
11/21/2013 S.1766 USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 11/21/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
11/21/2013 S.1764 A bill to limit the retirement of A-10 aircraft. 11/21/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
09/26/2013 S.1553 A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program. 09/26/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
05/07/2013 S.Res.127 A resolution commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the loss of the State symbol of New Hampshire, the Old Man of the Mountain. 05/07/2013 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
05/06/2013 S.862 EACH Act 05/06/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
04/10/2013 S.680 A bill to rescind amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, and for other purposes. 04/10/2013 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.  (All Actions)
02/07/2013 S.263 Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013 02/07/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
02/04/2013 S.221 Saving Fishing Jobs Act of 2013 02/04/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
02/27/2013 S.18 Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 02/27/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
02/11/2013 S.273 A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude appraisers of employee stock ownership plans. 02/11/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
01/30/2013 S.185 Baseline Reform Act of 2013 01/30/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
01/30/2013 S.184 Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013 01/30/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
01/22/2013 S.31 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013 01/22/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
01/22/2013 S.30 Congressional Pay Freeze Act of 2013 01/22/2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
06/27/2012 S.2320 Remembering America's Forgotten Veterans Cemetery Act of 2012 06/27/2012 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.  (All Actions)
12/15/2011 S.1996 Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2011 12/15/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.  (All Actions)
Total: 917
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/22/2016 S.2944 Public Safety Officers' Benefits Improvement Act of 2016
12/20/2016 S.3270 Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act
12/20/2016 S.3009 National Guard and Reserve Entrepreneurship Support Act of 2016
12/20/2016 S.2992 Small Business Lending Oversight Act of 2016
12/20/2016 S.2812 SBIR and STTR Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2016
12/20/2016 S.2658 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016
12/20/2016 S.1378 Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2016
12/16/2016 S.2577 Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016
12/14/2016 S.2234 Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
12/14/2016 S.1808 Northern Border Security Review Act
12/14/2016 S.1632 A bill to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.
12/14/2016 S.1555 Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
12/12/2016 S.1831 PACT Act
12/12/2016 S.290 Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2016
12/10/2016 S.Res.640 A resolution recognizing the death of John Glenn, former Senator for the State of Ohio and the first individual from the United States to orbit the Earth.
12/09/2016 S.236 Duplication Elimination Act of 2016
12/07/2016 S.3518 Nonnuclear Iran Sanctions Act of 2016
12/01/2016 S.Res.606 A resolution honoring the memories and legacies of the 3 law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the attack on July 17, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, condemning that attack, and recognizing the heroism of law enforcement personnel and first responders.
11/30/2016 S.Res.610 A resolution expressing support for the designation of the first Friday in October 2016 as "Manufacturing Day".
11/29/2016 S.Res.623 A resolution recognizing the vital role the Civil Air Patrol has played, and continues to play, in supporting the homeland security and national defense of the United States.
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