[2] Montoya earned a bachelor's degree in political science and psychology from New Mexico Highlands University.

Meanwhile, she earned a Master of Public Affairs from New Mexico Highlands University.

[4] In July 2019, Montoya entered the 2020 elections for the United States House of Representatives for New Mexico's 3rd congressional district.

[7] She faced Heather Benavidez, Eichenberg's chief of staff, in the Democratic primary election.

[3] In March 2014, she was charged with aggravated battery after allegedly punching and biting her ex-boyfriend that February.