Candidate · November 3, 2026

Troy Downing

On the ballot for U.S. House · Montana's 2nd District

REPIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$2.7M
cash on hand
$747K
issues with public statements
2
outside spending for or against
$150K

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Montana's 2nd District1
Party on the ballotREP1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Montana's 2nd District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

His official House website says he is serving his first term as the representative for Montana's 2nd Congressional District and is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources.3 His campaign website says that before Congress he held a statewide elected office in Montana, as State Auditor, Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, and Land Board Commissioner.4 It says he started his career in education at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, working as a research scientist and educator, then left to start a technology company that merged with Yahoo! in the 1990s, and later founded an insurance company and a commercial real estate firm, both operating nationwide.4 It says he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force/Air National Guard after September 11 and served eight years in a Combat Search and Rescue squadron, including two tours of duty in Afghanistan.4

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, MT-22

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Taxes and Budget

Federal income tax rates

His campaign website says he advocates for lower taxes and less government regulation.4

Economy, Jobs and Trade

Banking and investment rules

His campaign website says that on the House Financial Services Committee he pushes for policies to strengthen financial markets, widen access to capital and help small businesses in rural areas.4

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Troy Downing served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Troy Downing sponsored or cosponsored 5 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.

See all 26

§5Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.33

Raised$2,733,160
Spent$2,098,043
Cash on hand$746,648
Debts owed by the campaign$1,985,000

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.5M · 57%
PACs and other political committees$905K · 33%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$267K · 10%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$14K · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $149,966 supporting and $0 opposing Troy Downing this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 22, 2026.34

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS$149,966—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§6Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.