 Shortly afterwards, Montana visited Genesee Park on the East Side to garner support at the German Day festivities.His biggest backers came from Charles J. Giambrone and Dr. Marietta Catalano, the first woman Dr. to graduate from the University of Buffalo and older sister of attorney Michael Catalano (later Supreme Court Justice), who were both members of the Republican State Committee.State Assemblyman Frank A. Gugino also backed Montana's run for Congress.