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Kelly Ayotte

Kelly Ayotte

Kelly Ayotte is a former U.S. Senator who represented New Hampshire as a Republican. She is the 2024 Republican nominee for governor. Ayotte was the first woman to serve as her state's attorney general. Appointed to that position in 2004 by a Republican governor, she was twice reappointed by a Democratic governor.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Kelly Ayotte

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Kelly Ayotte
stated on September 25, 2024 a debate:

“There was a bill to basically create a ban to make sure we never become a sanctuary state, that no locality passes those regulations, and (former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig) opposed that bill.”

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • October 23, 2024

Kelly Ayotte
stated on September 12, 2024 an ad:

In Manchester, N.H., gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig “pushed for a city sales tax. Then, Joyce Craig overrode the tax cap and tried to raise taxes six times.”

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2024

Kelly Ayotte
stated on May 18, 2016 a press release:

Says Maggie Hassan was "out of state on 30 days over the last three months."

Mostly True

By Clay Wirestone • May 27, 2016

Kelly Ayotte
stated on July 1, 2015 a town hall meeting in Colebrook, N.H.:

The federal deficit would pay for 40 gallons of "New Hampshire maple syrup" for everyone in the United States.

Half-True

By Clay Wirestone • July 22, 2015

Kelly Ayotte
stated on October 24, 2013 a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.:

The deficit this year could pay "all of the 2013 salaries of every professional baseball player for the next 248 years."

True

By Kaitlin Mulhere • November 18, 2013

Kelly Ayotte
stated on October 24, 2013 a town hall meeting in Hudson, N.H.:

Under President George W. Bush, "we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama … we’ve added $6.5 trillion to the debt."

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By Jim Haddadin • November 1, 2013

Kelly Ayotte
stated on September 18, 2013 an interview with CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper":

Mental health provisions related to mass shootings "got over 90 votes in the Senate."

True

By Steve Gilbert • September 24, 2013

Kelly Ayotte
stated on February 19, 2013 an editorial board meeting:

Says of 80,000 people who were denied a firearm in 2012 due to a failed background check, only 44 were prosecuted.

Mostly True

By Jake Berry • March 22, 2013

Kelly Ayotte
stated on February 3, 2013 a guest commentary:

"When total Sandy spending is added up, it's more than the annual budget for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. And it's more than twice the annual budget of the U.S. Energy Department."

Mostly True

By Jake Berry • February 8, 2013

Kelly Ayotte
stated on December 2, 2012 in an interview on CNN’s State of the Union.:

President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate."

Mostly False

By Jake Berry • December 17, 2012

Kelly Ayotte
stated on August 23, 2012 a town hall meeting in Merrimack, N.H.:

"Under President Bush in eight years, we added $4.9 trillion to the debt. Under President Obama, we've added $5.3 trillion to the debt in the 3.5 years he's been in office."

Mostly True

By Jake Berry • September 5, 2012

Kelly Ayotte
stated on July 29, 2012 an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” :

"The president's first major foreign policy speech in Cairo was to apologize for our country."

False

By Maryalice Gill • July 31, 2012

Kelly Ayotte
stated on May 8, 2012 an email to the news media:

Says the Affordable Care Act was a federal takeover of the student loan industry and ‘profits’ on the loans go to help pay for the health care law.

Mostly False

By Maryalice Gill • June 1, 2012

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Latest Fact-Checks About Kelly Ayotte

Maggie Hassan
stated on November 2, 2016 a debate:

Kelly Ayotte "voted for a budget that had $90 billion of cuts to Pell Grants."

Mostly False

By Lola Duffort • November 5, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on October 3, 2016 a debate:

"With her solution, terrorists can still today — and by the way ISIS knows it, they have been advertising it — buy guns online and at gun shows in the United States of America."

Mostly True

By Allie Morris • October 24, 2016

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 6, 2016 an ad:

"Kelly Ayotte voted to give big oil more than $20 billion in tax breaks."

Mostly True

By Allie Morris • October 7, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on September 15, 2016 a speech:

"During her first four years in Washington Sen. Ayotte voted with the Koch brothers nearly 90 percent of the time."

Half-True

By Allie Morris • September 24, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on August 2, 2016 an interview with the Washington Post:

"I’m beating (Kelly Ayotte) in the polls by a lot."

Pants on Fire!

By Allie Morris • August 5, 2016

Americans for Responsible Solutions
stated on May 24, 2016 an ad:

Says Kelly Ayotte "stands with the Washington gun lobby. They fund her campaigns."

Half-True

By Nick Reid • June 30, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on June 21, 2016 a campaign statement:

Says Kelly Ayotte "voted again yesterday against a proposal to expand background checks -- (buyers) can continue to simply go online or to gun shows to purchase guns without background checks."

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By Allie Morris • June 21, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on April 12, 2016 a press release:

"Kelly Ayotte has voted four times against the federal Paycheck Fairness Act."

Mostly True

By Clay Wirestone • April 29, 2016

Maggie Hassan
stated on April 8, 2016 an editorial board interview with the Concord Monitor:

Kelly Ayotte "has voted to defund Planned Parenthood" six times.

Mostly True

By Allie Morris • April 29, 2016

New Hampshire Democratic Party
stated on February 16, 2016 a press release:

Blocking a U.S. Supreme Court nomination during the remaining months of President Obama’s term "would leave the nation’s highest court with an unprecedented year-long vacancy."

Mostly False

By Clay Wirestone • February 19, 2016

Gabrielle Giffords
stated on July 1, 2013 an op-ed in USA Today:

"In New Hampshire, 93 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Republicans, 82 percent of gun owners and 60 percent of NRA households support background checks."

Mostly True

By Becky Bowers • July 8, 2013

Reclaim America PAC
stated on May 14, 2013 a TV ad:

Says Kelly Ayotte voted to "fix background checks."

Half-True

By Molly Moorhead • May 15, 2013

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