Former GOP Senator Enters New Hampshire’s Gubernatorial Race

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Kelly Ayotte, (R-N.H.), speaks at a gun control hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 13, 2013. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Former Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) will seek the governorship of New Hampshire in 2024, the candidate announced on July 24, ending speculation about her political future.

“The battle to protect our Live Free or Die way of life must continue,” Ms. Ayotte said in a statement. “I’m running for Governor because New Hampshire is one election away from becoming Massachusetts—from becoming something we are not.”