Senators belong to the legislative branch of the government, which is the part of the government that makes laws. A senator's job is to represent the people living in his or her state in the United States Senate. Part of this job is to write and vote on new laws called bills. Kelly Ayotte is a republican United States senator for the state of New Hampshire. Elected into the senate in 2010, she is ranked as one of the most bipartisan senators and has been widely recognized for her commitment to finding common ground to solve problems and deliver results.
Ayotte was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on June 27, 1968. She attended Nashua High School and received a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University in political science. In 1993, Ayotte received …show more content…
Among those issues is same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Same-sex marriages was legalized in the summer of 2015, however Ayotte opposes same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. She believes that marriage is between a man and a woman and thinks it's unfortunate that her state has made a different decision on that. She was quoted saying, “Many of you who are out there who are out there working at the state level, or running for state office, I commend your efforts to repeal that law here in the state of New Hampshire and I think that's very important. I wish you all well and I would love to help with any effort to get our law back in the right place on this.” Ayotte also says that would not overturn the Federal Defense of Marriage Act because it’s a states right to decide marriage and would vote against any repeal of DOMA because of …show more content…
Ayotte favors passage of a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and believes that Congress should end the process of earmarking, designate (something, typically funds or resources) for a particular purpose. Ayotte also believes that in order to counter the federal government's debt and deficit problem, every government department needs to cut its budget by twenty percent from current levels. Some may cut more, and some may cut less.
There are many social issues nowadays. It has been mentioned before that Ayotte is against abortion. She is pro-life, and believes that abortion should be prohibited except in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life of the mother. She argued a case before the US Supreme Court defending our parental notification. Ayotte also voted for reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2012 and lead the bipartisan effort to renew it.
Kelly Ayotte is an amazing United States Senator. She feels strongly about every issue and defends her positon no matter what, which makes her a crowd favorite. She is currently running for her second term in the senate and was a possible presidential candidate. Though I do not agree with some of her positions on issues, I do commend her passion. She is a great leader and I hope to hear more from
Ayotte was born in Nashua, New Hampshire on June 27, 1968. She attended Nashua High School and received a B.A. from Pennsylvania State University in political science. In 1993, Ayotte received …show more content…
Among those issues is same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Same-sex marriages was legalized in the summer of 2015, however Ayotte opposes same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. She believes that marriage is between a man and a woman and thinks it's unfortunate that her state has made a different decision on that. She was quoted saying, “Many of you who are out there who are out there working at the state level, or running for state office, I commend your efforts to repeal that law here in the state of New Hampshire and I think that's very important. I wish you all well and I would love to help with any effort to get our law back in the right place on this.” Ayotte also says that would not overturn the Federal Defense of Marriage Act because it’s a states right to decide marriage and would vote against any repeal of DOMA because of …show more content…
Ayotte favors passage of a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution and believes that Congress should end the process of earmarking, designate (something, typically funds or resources) for a particular purpose. Ayotte also believes that in order to counter the federal government's debt and deficit problem, every government department needs to cut its budget by twenty percent from current levels. Some may cut more, and some may cut less.
There are many social issues nowadays. It has been mentioned before that Ayotte is against abortion. She is pro-life, and believes that abortion should be prohibited except in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life of the mother. She argued a case before the US Supreme Court defending our parental notification. Ayotte also voted for reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2012 and lead the bipartisan effort to renew it.
Kelly Ayotte is an amazing United States Senator. She feels strongly about every issue and defends her positon no matter what, which makes her a crowd favorite. She is currently running for her second term in the senate and was a possible presidential candidate. Though I do not agree with some of her positions on issues, I do commend her passion. She is a great leader and I hope to hear more from