Troy Downing

Troy Downing (born March 4, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the Montana state auditor. Prior to the 2020 election, Downing worked as a real estate developer and technology entrepreneur.

Early life and education
Downing is a native of Indio, California. He studied applied mathematics and computer science at New York University.

Career
Downing was a research scientist and educator at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. After leaving college, Downing founded WebCal, a web calendar company that was later acquired by Yahoo!. Downing later founded a nationwide commercial insurance company and a real estate firm. He enlisted in the United States Air Force after the September 11 attacks and was assigned to a combat search and rescue squadron. During his service, Downing worked as a flight engineer and was deployed to Afghanistan twice. He is the founder and former CEO of AC Self Storage Solutions, a self-storage and real estate investment firm based in Carlsbad, California.

Downing is the co-owner of Wildrye Distilling in Bozeman, Montana, which manufactured thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montana.

Downing was a candidate in the 2018 United States Senate election in Montana, placing third in the Republican primary.

Montana state auditor
During the 2020 Montana elections, Troy Downing defeated Scott Tuxbury and Nelly Nicol in the Republican primary for Montana state auditor. On June 2, 2020, Downing became the Republican nominee, winning 55 of 56 counties and receiving 50% of the vote in the three-way primary.

In the general election, Downing defeated state Senator Shane Morigeau. He was sworn in as state auditor on January 4, 2020.

2024 election
In the June 4, 2024, primary, Downing won the eight-way contest to secure the Republican nomination for eastern Montana's 2nd congressional district. He will face Democratic nominee John Driscoll in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Personal life
Downing is a volunteer for the Warriors and Quiet Waters (WQW) Foundation.

Downing built a vacation home in Big Sky, Montana, in 2000 and moved there full-time in 2009.

In 2017, Downing was charged with hunting license violations. Downing and his wife, Heather, have four children.