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.”
The Republican, 55, served one term in the U.S. Senate from 2011 to 2017 before losing her bid for reelection to current Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan in 2016. Prior to her time in Washington, Ms. Ayotte served from 2004 to 2009 as New Hampshire’s attorney general….