▁Press ▁referred ▁to ▁Ay otte ▁as ▁" a ▁conserv ative ▁Republican " ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁N BC ▁News ▁described ▁her ▁" unique ▁identity ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁as ▁a ▁N ort he astern ▁conserv ative ▁Republican ▁woman ." ▁She ▁demonstrated ▁cent rist ▁t endencies ▁in ▁her ▁voting ▁record , ▁including ▁working ▁with ▁Democr ats ▁on ▁some ▁issues . ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁described ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁moder ate ▁Republican . ▁The ▁L ug ar ▁Center ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁ranked ▁Ay otte ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁most ▁b ipart isan ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 1 3 th ▁Congress . ▁The ▁American ▁Conserv ative ▁Union ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁ 6 4 % ▁lifetime ▁score ▁and ▁the ▁progress ive ▁Americans ▁for ▁Democratic ▁Action ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁ 3 5 % ▁score ; ▁the ▁non part isan ▁National ▁Journal ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁composite ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 7 % ▁conserv ative ▁and ▁ 3 3 % ▁liberal ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁voting ▁record . ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁policy ▁Ay otte ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁compreh ensive ▁imm igration ▁reform ▁bill ▁( the ▁Border ▁Security , ▁Econom ic ▁O pport unity , ▁and ▁Im m igration ▁Modern ization ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁brought ▁forward ▁by ▁the ▁b ipart isan ▁Gang ▁of ▁E ight , ▁calling ▁it ▁a ▁" a ▁thought ful , ▁b ipart isan ▁solution ▁to ▁a ▁t ough ▁problem ." ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁vocal ▁critic ▁of ▁the ▁practice