Background
Montagano grew up in Bristol, Indiana.
Montagano grew up in Bristol, Indiana.
DePauw University; University of London. Indiana University.
In 2006, he earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law as a Law and State Government Fellow. He also studied economics at the University of London. He co-organized a symposium on legislative ethics, and spent a year drafting and interpreting legislation at the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Prior to practicing law, Montagano worked for Indiana Governor Joe Kernan, United States. Congressman Tim Roemer and in state and federal courts.
He also worked on Congressman Joe Donnelly"s 2006 congressional election. Following the 2008 election, Montagano joined the law firm Baker & Daniels, Limited Liability Partnership. Bethany is a research curator for the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame.
Montagano failed to unseat seven-term incumbent Representative Mark Souder and was defeated by a margin of 43,384 votes. The Montagano campaign raised $854,429 in total contributions but was outspent by Republican
Souder who raised $1,076,565.
In 2003, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana where he majored in economics and political science. While at Indiana, he served as Executive Production Editor of the Law Review and also as Chief Justice of the Moot Court Society.