▁in ▁political ▁science . ▁While ▁at ▁P enn ▁State , ▁she ▁was ▁initi ated ▁into ▁the ▁D elta ▁G amma ▁sor or ity . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Ay otte ▁received ▁a ▁J . D . ▁from ▁Vill an ova ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁where ▁she ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Environment al ▁Law ▁Journal . ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁cl erk ed ▁for ▁Sh erman ▁D . ▁H orton , ▁associate ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁for ▁one ▁year . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁at ▁Mc L ane , ▁Graf , ▁Ra ul erson ▁& ▁Middle ton , ▁a ▁Manchester ▁law ▁firm . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Ay otte ▁joined ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Att orney ▁General ▁as ▁a ▁pro sec utor . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁married ▁Joseph ▁D ale y , ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ay otte ▁became ▁legal ▁coun sel ▁to ▁Governor ▁Craig ▁B enson . ▁Three ▁months ▁later , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁office ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Att orney ▁General . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Governor ▁B enson ▁appointed ▁Ay otte ▁as ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁after ▁Peter ▁He ed ▁res igned . ▁Ay otte