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Kelly Ayotte OppScore Rating: +3.61

Kelly Ayotte is a Republican Governor for New Hampshire and holds an OppScore of +3.61. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.

Kelly Ayotte is the Republican governor of New Hampshire, elected in 2024 after serving as U.S. senator from 2011 to 2017 and as the state's first female attorney general from 2004 to 2009. A lifelong Nashua resident and former prosecutor, she rose through state law enforcement roles before entering elective office. Her record centers on public safety, fiscal conservatism, and protecting New Hampshire's no-income-tax advantage.

Kelly Ayotte rating summary

• Party: Republican
• Office: Governor
• State: New Hampshire
• OppScore: +3.61 on a -5.00 to +5.00 scale
• Score basis: Record based, documented on 39 of 44 scored questions

What is on this profile

• Five Points of Opportunity score breakdown
• Voting record and legislative history
• Campaign finance and donor disclosures
• Dirt Alerts and accountability reporting
• Score trend over time

Primary sources

• Ballotpedia profile

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