Date Of Birth & Birthplace: 7/4/1960 (Hazard, KY) Race: White Religion: Catholic Residence: Hazard, KY Education: BA from Transylvania University, Lexington, KY; MD in Medicine from Univ. of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY Occupation: Physician Office Type:U.S. Senate -- Kentucky
Quarterly Campaign Finance Information
Cash on Hand: $623,659
Total Receipts: $1,456,420
Total Disbursements: $788,217
Date of Last Report: 6/30/2004
Biography:
Dan Mongiardo was born and raised inHazard. His grandfather, an immigrant fromItaly, operated a small country store in Bulan.His father still runs the same store.
Mongiardo attended public schools in Hazard, graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington before entering the University of Kentucky medical school where he trained to become an ear, nose and throat surgeon. He still is a practicing surgeon, though he has cut back his practice to campaign.
Mongiardo, a bachelor, helped to found the Rotary Free Health Clinic in Hazard to serve the poor of eastern Kentucky. He was chief of staff and chief of surgery at the Appalachian Regional Medical Center in Hazard before he began the campaign.
He is single.
Past Campaigns:
Daniel Mongiardo has run two previous statesenate campaigns, winning them both, and oneDemocratic primary campaign for U.S. senate,besting David Williams of Glasgow to win thenomination.