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Kelly Ayotte on Crime
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Tough-on-crime prosecutor
Kelly Ayotte served her home state of New Hampshire for five years as its first female Attorney General where she earned a reputation as a tough on crime prosecutor. While Ayotte was serving as the state's top law enforcement officer, N.H. remained
one of the safest states in the nation.She led efforts to pass tough new laws to crack down on sexual and internet predators. Kelly vigorously pursued prosecution of white collar crimes and public corruption regardless of a person's political party.
Source: 2010 Senate campaign website, ayotteforsenate.com, "About"
, Dec 25, 2009
Prosecuted first N.H. capital murder cases in over 60 years
The Manchester Union Leader named Ayotte Citizen of the Year in 2008 for her successful prosecutions of the first capital murder cases in New Hampshire in over 60 years. She served as the Deputy Attorney General and Chief of the Homicide
Unit where she led the prosecution of numerous murder cases including the successful prosecution of two defendants for the brutal murders of two Dartmouth professors.
Source: 2010 Senate campaign website, ayotteforsenate.com, "About"
, Dec 25, 2009
Death penalty needed when police officers killed
Former state attorney general Kelly Ayotte presented herself as a law-and-order Republican. Ayotte cited her record as attorney general and talked about prosecuting Michael Addison, the killer of Manchester police Officer Michael Briggs. "I came to
appreciate in a very personal way the sacrifice our law enforcement officers make every day for us, to keep the streets safe," Ayotte said. That is why, she said, she asked for the death penalty for Addison - "the strongest penalty available under law."
Source: Shira Schoenberg in Concord Monitor
, Aug 12, 2009
Supports capital punishment for certain crimes.
Ayotte supports the CC survey question on capital punishment
The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.
The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Capital punishment for certain crimes, such as first degree murder & terrorism"
Source: Christian Coalition Survey 10-CC-q8 on Aug 11, 2010
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