▁An ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁News max ▁magazine ▁cover ▁story ▁named ▁Ay otte ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁among ▁the ▁ 2 5 ▁most ▁influ ential ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁G OP , ▁calling ▁her ▁" an ▁emer ging ▁force ▁in ▁Congress ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ay otte ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁her ▁bid ▁for ▁re e lection ▁by ▁Democratic ▁Governor ▁Mag gie ▁Hass an ▁by ▁a ▁very ▁narrow ▁margin ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 1 7 ▁votes ▁( 0 . 1 4 %). ▁After ▁President ▁Trump ▁nominated ▁Judge ▁Neil ▁G ors uch ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁the ▁administration ▁chose ▁Ay otte ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁team ▁esc ort ing ▁the ▁nom ine e ▁to ▁meet ings ▁and ▁hear ings ▁on ▁Capit ol ▁Hill . ▁Ay otte ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁Senator ▁John ▁McC ain ▁to ▁deliver ▁a ▁Bible ▁reading ▁at ▁his ▁mem orial ▁service ▁in ▁Washington ▁D . C . ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education , ▁and ▁career ▁Ay otte ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Nash ua , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Kath le en ▁M . ▁( née ▁S ull ivan ) ▁and ▁Marc ▁Frederick ▁Ay otte . ▁Her ▁father ' s ▁family ▁is ▁of ▁French - Can ad ian ▁descent . ▁Ay otte ▁attended ▁Nash ua ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁University