| − | '''Kelly A. Ayotte''' (born June 27, 1968, in Nashua, N.H) currently serves as the junior [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]], having been elected in the 2010 election by a 60%-37% margin against U.S. Representative [[Paul Hodes]]. She previously won the Republican primary by a very narrow margin over the more [[conservative]], [[Tea Party]]-backed opponent Ovide Lamontagne.<ref>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/15/new-hampshire-gop-senate-primary-is-dead-heat-between-ayotte-and/</ref> At the age of 42, Ayotte is the youngest woman in the U.S. Senate. | + | '''Kelly A. Ayotte''' (born June 27, 1968, in Nashua, N.H) currently serves as the junior [[Republican]] [[United States Senator]] from [[New Hampshire]], having been elected in the 2010 election by a 60%-37% margin against U.S. Representative [[Paul Hodes]]. She previously won the Republican primary by a very narrow margin over the more [[conservative]], [[Tea Party]]-backed opponent Ovide Lamontagne.<ref>http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/09/15/new-hampshire-gop-senate-primary-is-dead-heat-between-ayotte-and/</ref> At the age of 42, Ayotte was the youngest woman in the U.S. Senate. |
| | Ayotte served as the Attorney General of [[New Hampshire]] from 2004 through her resignation in 2009. Previously she served as Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Homicide Unit and led the prosecution of numerous murder cases. | | Ayotte served as the Attorney General of [[New Hampshire]] from 2004 through her resignation in 2009. Previously she served as Deputy Attorney General and Chief of Homicide Unit and led the prosecution of numerous murder cases. |