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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\">Ayotte</p>           CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is renominating Attorney General Kelly Ayotte for another term.<br /><br />The Democratic governor made the announcement Wednesday, and the state's Executive Council must approve it. Ayotte, a Republican, has been the state's attorney general since July 2004.<br /><br />She is the youngest and first female attorney general in the state's history.<br /><br />\"For the past four years, Kelly Ayotte and I have worked closely together to protect children from sexual predators; to strengthen ethics laws; to protect New Hampshire's environment and consumers; and to keep New Hampshire safe,\" Lynch said in a statement.<br /><br />Ayotte has also been a deputy attorney general and counsel to former Gov. Craig Benson. She is a 1993 graduate of Villanova University School of Law.<br /><br />\"It is a privilege to serve New Hampshire as attorney general. I deeply appreciate Gov. Lynch's decision to reappoint me to serve another term as attorney general,\" Ayotte said. <br /><br />\"I look forward to continuing to work with the men and women of law enforcement across the State to keep New Hampshire the safest state in the nation. I remain committed to working hard with the Governor to keep New Hampshire a special place to live and work.\" <br /><br /><em>From Legal Newsline: Reach John O'Brien by e-mail at john@legalnewsline.com.</em><br /><br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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