Flexing influence, Ayotte helps defeat two Republican bills

By: Ethan DeWitt

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: June 5, 2026

Words: 1,468

Last Updated: 6 days, 17 hours ago

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Gov. Kelly Ayotte strolled into the Secretary of State’s Office Thursday morning flanked by dozens of supporters and officially filed her bid for reelection, kicking off five months of official campaigning.

But the governor’s more immediate political battles Thursday were against her own party, just down the hall.

As they met for the last standard voting day of the year, House and Senate lawmakers took up two conservative priorities — on guns and …

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