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Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) speaks at 'Celebration of Pro-Life Women Leaders' during the Republican National Convention, Tampa, Fla., Aug. 30, 2012.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) speaks at "Celebration of Pro-Life Women Leaders" during the Republican National Convention, Tampa, Fla., Aug. 30, 2012. | (Photo: The Christian Post/Napp Nazworth)

Former New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte broke a glass ceiling in 2004 when she became the New England state's first female attorney general.

In 2010, she was elected to the U.S. Senate and narrowly lost re-election in 2016. Known for her bipartisan efforts, Ayotte received positive farewell messages from both her Democrat and Republican peers in the Senate.

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"She's a warrior, she's a class act, and she's my friend," stated Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri last year. "There is something about her demeanor that lifts you up."

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