• 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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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
12/14/2016 S.1915 First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act 12/14/2016 Became Public Law No: 114-268. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
09/28/2016 S.3448 Bring Our Heroes Home Act of 2016 09/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.  (All Actions)
09/08/2016 S.3299 Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act 09/08/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 S.3242 Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2016 07/14/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
07/14/2016 S.Res.521 A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2016 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 07/14/2016 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
05/17/2016 S.2941 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2016 05/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/28/2016 S.2890 Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 04/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
04/28/2016 S.2879 Working Families Relief Act 04/28/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
04/11/2016 S.2773 GAP Act 04/11/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
04/05/2016 S.2749 A bill to provide an exception from the reduced flat rate per diem for long-term temporary duty under Joint Travel Regulations for civilian employees of naval shipyards traveling for direct labor in support of off-yard work, and for other purposes. 04/05/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
04/05/2016 S.2746 Detaining Terrorists to Protect Americans Act of 2016 04/05/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
03/17/2016 S.2725 Iran Ballistic Missile Sanctions Act of 2016 03/17/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.  (All Actions)
03/14/2016 S.742 Stop Wasteful Federal Bonuses Act of 2015 03/14/2016 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.  (All Actions)
02/24/2016 S.2576 Support Our Brave Law Enforcement Act 02/24/2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.  (All Actions)
01/28/2016 S.Res.352 A resolution commemorating the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and of Teacher in Space S. Christa McAuliffe of Concord, New Hampshire. 01/28/2016 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.  (All Actions)
12/18/2015 S.2429 Ending Iran's Nuclear Weapon Program Before Sanctions Relief Act of 2015 12/18/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.  (All Actions)
11/03/2015 S.2226 Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 11/03/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
09/29/2015 S.2099 Student Loan Relief Act of 2015 09/29/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.  (All Actions)
09/28/2015 S.627 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes. 09/28/2015 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.  (All Actions)
09/22/2015 S.2070 GAP Act 09/22/2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.  (All Actions)
Total: 917
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
06/16/2011 S.Res.210 A resolution congratulating the Boston Bruins for winning the 2011 Stanley Cup Championship.
07/20/2011 S.1189 Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act of 2011
07/20/2011 S.1030 Freedom from Restrictive Excessive Executive Demands and Onerous Mandates Act of 2011
07/20/2011 S.358 Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2011
07/20/2011 S.299 REINS Act
07/11/2011 S.1340 Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011
07/07/2011 S.Res.226 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President does not have the authority to ignore the statutory debt limit by ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to continue issuing debt on the full faith and credit of the United States.
06/30/2011 S.1317 Retirement Freedom Act
06/28/2011 S.Res.185 A resolution reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, reaffirming opposition to the inclusion of Hamas in a unity government unless it is willing to accept peace with Israel and renounce violence, and declaring that Palestinian efforts to gain recognition of a state outside direct negotiations demonstrates absence of a good faith commitment to peace negotiations, and will have implications for continued United States aid.
06/24/2011 S.Con.Res.13 A concurrent resolution honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn.
06/21/2011 S.Res.213 A resolution commending and expressing thanks to professionals of the intelligence community.
06/16/2011 S.1219 Employment Impact Act of 2011
06/22/2011 S.1251 Medicare and Medicaid FAST Act
06/21/2011 S.1241 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
06/14/2011 S.J.Res.19 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
06/09/2011 S.1162 Removing Hurdles for American Manufacturers Act of 2011
06/09/2011 S.Con.Res.23 A concurrent resolution declaring that it is the policy of the United States to support and facilitate Israel in maintaining defensible borders and that it is contrary to United States policy and national security to have the borders of Israel return to the armistice lines that existed on June 4, 1967.
06/08/2011 S.910 Veterans Health Equity Act of 2011
06/08/2011 S.815 Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act of 2011
05/26/2011 S.1097 New START Treaty Implementation Act
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