1. Ovide Marc Lamontagne was born on 1957 and is an American businessman who serves as a shareholder at Bernstein Shur law firm in Manchester, New Hampshire.
21 Facts About Ovide Lamontagne
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Ovide Lamontagne unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the US Senate in 2010.
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Ovide Lamontagne, who is of French-Canadian descent, was born and raised in Manchester.
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Ovide Lamontagne graduated from Manchester's Trinity High School in 1975 before he took his undergraduate degree at the Catholic University of America in 1979.
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Ovide Lamontagne taught social studies at a high school level before attending the Wyoming College of Law, graduating with his Juris Doctor degree in 1985.
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Ovide Lamontagne clerked for Judge James E Barrett of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit before returning to Manchester in 1986.
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Ovide Lamontagne graduated from Trinity in 1975 as the Student Council President and the State President of the New Hampshire Association of Student Councils.
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Ovide Lamontagne met his wife Bettie while they were both attending the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
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Ovide Lamontagne graduated with honors in 1985, receiving his Juris Doctor degree.
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Ovide Lamontagne serves as general counsel for a number of not-for-profit organizations and has significant experience representing religious organizations.
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Ovide Lamontagne was ranked in 2010 and 2011 by Chambers USA as one of America's leading commercial attorneys and has been chosen six years running for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of commercial and construction litigation.
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Ovide Lamontagne was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1985 and is a member of both the New Hampshire and Manchester Bar Associations.
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Since returning to New Hampshire, Ovide Lamontagne has resumed his engagement in the civic, charitable and political community.
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Ovide Lamontagne co-chaired Carly Fiorina's NH 2016 presidential campaign, served as a senior advisor to Senator Kelly Ayotte's 2016 re-election campaign, co-chairs the Bishop's Summer Reception to benefit the Bishop's Charitable Assistance Fund and chaired Northeast Catholic College's Fidelity and Courage Dinner.
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Ovide Lamontagne claimed that McCormack and other prominent church members wanted a speedy settlement and, in an example of behaving "pastorally" rather than as a litigant, instructed their attorneys to take a moderate stance and eschew hardline legal tactics.
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In 1993, Ovide Lamontagne was appointed the chair of the New Hampshire State Board of Education by Governor Steve Merrill, serving in that post until 1996, when he resigned to run for governor.
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In 1996, when Merrill declined to run for reelection, Ovide Lamontagne won the Republican nomination for governor.
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Ovide Lamontagne faced off against New Hampshire state senator Jeanne Shaheen, a political moderate, who had won the Democratic nod.
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When incumbent Republican US Senator Judd Gregg decided to retire instead of seeking re-election, Ovide Lamontagne ran for the Republican nomination to the US Senate.
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On September 19,2011, Ovide Lamontagne announced his candidacy for the 2012 Republican gubernatorial nomination at the Bedford Republican Breakfast at the Manchester Country Club, becoming the first candidate to throw a hat into the ring.
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On March 13,2012, Ovide Lamontagne was endorsed by incumbent Congressman Charles Bass of the New Hampshire Second Congressional District.