New Hampshire Governor: Kelly Ayotte (R)

Kelly Ayotte was born in Nashua, New Hampshire. She attended Nashua High School and received a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University in political science. In 1993, Ayotte graduated from Villanova University School of Law, where she had served as editor of the Environmental Law Journal. Her career experience includes working as an associate at McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton from 1994 to 1998, as a prosecutor for the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General from 1998 to 2003, and as legal counsel for Republican Governor Craig Benson in 2003.
Ayotte ran on her record as attorney general and senator. As attorney general, Ayotte’s website said she worked with law enforcement and successfully prosecuted the murder of Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs.
Ayotte said she “will ensure that New Hampshire is safe, prosperous and free. I will fight to keep our streets safe, make New Hampshire schools number one in the country, protect our economic advantage, and not only defend our Live Free or Die spirit but strengthen it.”
The above information was sourced from Ballotpedia.