Ms. du Monte was one of the first Liberals elected to the Senate and the first lesbian to ever be a party leader. Her only nominees for Praetor were Chaim Elliot Zucker and Laurel Crane. Du Monte killed herself in 2211 after hearing of the death of her lover, Laurel Crane. Crane was considered by many to be one of the greatest Baltusian senators never to assume the Praetorship. Du Monte also created the rule that the party leader must also be the candidate for Praetor.