Cora Neumann lives in Bozeman, Montana. Neumann earned a bachelor's degree from the University of New Mexico in 1998, a master's degree from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2003, and a doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2015. Her career experience includes founding We Are Montana and working as a nonprofit executive. A Democrat, Neumann ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Montana's 1st Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 7, 2022.