Troy Downing
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RepublicanIn office since Jan 2025

Troy Downing

U.S. Representative, MT-2 since 2025. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, MT-2Born 1967Businessperson

In office
1 yr
Since 2025
Bills became law
2
27 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
0.7%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
99%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+26.0
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesWater, Wildlife and FisheriesIndian and Insular Affairs
  • House Committee on Financial ServicesDigital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial IntelligenceCapital MarketsHousing and Insurance

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 27 sponsored · 2 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HR 7250 To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.
Water Resources Development · Became law Sep 2026
HR 1190 Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
Finance and Financial Sector · Passed Senate Oct 2026
HR 4495 SBA Fraud Enforcement Extension Act
Commerce · Passed House Dec 2025
HR 726 Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
Native Americans · In committee Aug 2026
HR 3959 Protecting Private Job Creators Act
Finance and Financial Sector · In committee Feb 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Downing sits in the U.S. House

Downing is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianDowningMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Tracey Mann, Nancy Mace, Riley Moore

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Downing’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Downing’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Downing was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Montana's 2nd DistrictWonR+26.0R+30.5−4.5
2024U.S. House, MT-2WonR+32.0——
2020Montana AuditorWonR+15.9——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$2.7M
Spent
$2.1M
Cash
$746.6K

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Downing has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Downing has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Montana Secretary of State (unofficial)

In the polls

Included in 2 polls; Downing’s best result was 48% (Montana's 2nd District).

Downing’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Downing

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET