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==Political life==

==Political life==

Term-limited in his House seat, Montgomery was a candidate for the District 37 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in the November 17, 2007, [[general election]] to fill the position being vacated by Republican Senator [[Max T. Malone]] of [[Shreveport]], who was also term-limited. Montgomery relocated from his previous residence in Haughton to live once again in Bossier City. In the general election, Montgomery was defeated by fellow Republican [[B. L. "Buddy" Shaw]] of Shreveport, 7,157 (57 percent) to 5,317 (43 percent). In the primary, Shaw and Montgomery had also faced two other Republicans, [[oilman]] Jack Clary "Jay" Murrell, Jr., a former Caddo Parish commissioner, Republican activist, son-in-law of the Democratic attorney [[DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr.]], of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], and an itinerant [[radio]] [[talk show]] host, and, secondly, the businessman and later state Senator [[Barrow Peacock]]. Sheva Sims, an [[African-American]] [[lawyer]] who came within six votes of beating [[incumbent]] Monty Wafford for the Shreveport City Council District "B" seat in 2006, was the only Democrat in the Senate primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref> She is the Shreveport city court judge.

Term-limited in his House seat, Montgomery was a candidate for the District 37 seat in the Louisiana State Senate in the November 17, 2007, [[general election]] to fill the position being vacated by Republican Senator [[Max T. Malone]] of [[Shreveport]], who was also term-limited. Montgomery relocated from his previous residence in Haughton to live once again in Bossier City. In the general election, Montgomery was defeated by fellow Republican [[B. L. "Buddy" Shaw]] of Shreveport, 7,157 (57 percent) to 5,317 (43 percent). In the primary, Shaw and Montgomery had also faced two other Republicans, [[oilman]] Jack Clary "Jay" Murrell, Jr., a former Caddo Parish commissioner, Republican activist, son-in-law of the Democratic attorney [[DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr.]], of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], and an itinerant [[radio]] talk show host, and, secondly, the businessman and later state Senator [[Barrow Peacock]]. Sheva Sims, an [[African-American]] [[lawyer]] who came within six votes of beating [[incumbent]] Monty Wafford for the Shreveport City Council District "B" seat in 2006, was the only Democrat in the Senate primary.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 17, 2007.</ref> She is the Shreveport city court judge.

On October 9, 2007, the [[conservative]] Louisiana Prolife Alliance announced its opposition to Montgomery because of his past support for [[human cloning]]. Montgomery said the reason the group said this is because he was for stem cell research. LFF spokesman [[Dan Richey]], himself a former state senator, then of Ferriday, listed ten Senate candidates who had supported cloning in the past, eight Democrats and two Republicans, Montgomery and [[Sherri Smith Cheek]] of Shreveport.<ref>Louisiana Pro-Life Alliance, 721 Government Street, Suite 103-120, Baton Rouge, LA:www.TenLeastWanted.com]</ref> Cheek, the successor to former Senator [[Ron Bean]], was elected to a second term in the primary.

On October 9, 2007, the [[conservative]] Louisiana Prolife Alliance announced its opposition to Montgomery because of his past support for [[human cloning]]. Montgomery said the reason the group said this is because he was for stem cell research. LFF spokesman [[Dan Richey]], himself a former state senator, then of Ferriday, listed ten Senate candidates who had supported cloning in the past, eight Democrats and two Republicans, Montgomery and [[Sherri Smith Cheek]] of Shreveport.<ref>Louisiana Pro-Life Alliance, 721 Government Street, Suite 103-120, Baton Rouge, LA:www.TenLeastWanted.com]</ref> Cheek, the successor to former Senator [[Ron Bean]], was elected to a second term in the primary.