Bernard Ayotte is an American politician from

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. Ayotte represented District 3 in the

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, which was part of

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. Ayotte is a resident of the town of Caswell. He is a

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and was first elected in 2006. He was re-elected in 2008, 2010 and 2012. He was unable to run for re-election 2014 due to

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s.Bernard Ayotte bio
Maine.gov Ayotte graduated from

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(now the University of New England) with a degree in biology. He is a veteran of the

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and was a teacher and principal in

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. In 2009, Ayotte was named to the National Environmental Leadership Group at the

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.Rep. Bernard Ayotte Named to National Environmental Leadership Group
Maine.gov

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