Representative · Montana's 2nd district

Troy Downing

Troy Downing is a Republican representative for Montana's 2nd district, in Congress since 2025. In the 119th Congress, 675 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 4, and cast 467 of 470 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
House
Current
In Congress since
Jan 3, 2025
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Record by Congress

Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressHouse of Representatives6750.6%4 of 675 · rank 355 of 43999%467 of 470 · rank 71 of 439272 became law6%10 of 179

Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (House), with each party's median and the chamber's range.

Liberal −1+0.65+1 Conservative

Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/

Votes against their party

The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.

  1. H.R. 9238: To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.Nay
    Jun 11, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Failed 198–218· Against party
  2. H.R. 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.Nay
    May 13, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 218–203· Against party
  3. S. 1318: Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration ActNay
    Apr 29, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 235–191· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 2403: Retire through Ownership ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 401–14
  2. H.R. 9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 415–9· Against party
  3. H.R. 9340: Ratepayer Protection ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 417–3
  4. H.J.Res. 213: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 214–208
  5. H.R. 10326: PROOF ActYea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 217–207
  6. H.R. 9576: National Fraud Enforcement Division Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 352–72
  7. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 16, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments· Passed 262–159
  8. H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Agreeing to the Resolution· Passed 220–204
  9. H.J.Res. 210: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Passage· Passed 216–211
  10. H.R. 9500: Tax Relief for Fraud Victims ActYea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 408–17
  11. H.R. 2140: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025Nay
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass· Passed 343–79· Against party
  12. H.R. 4646: Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025Yea
    Sep 15, 2026· House· Passage· On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended· Passed 424–0

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.

27 sponsored · 2 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced2074%
  2. Reported by committee311%
  3. Passed one chamber13.7%
  4. Passed both chambers13.7%
  5. Became law27.4%

Policy areas

  1. Finance and Financial Sector9
  2. Native Americans3
  3. Water Resources Development3
  4. Energy2
  5. Immigration2
  6. Public Lands and Natural Resources2
  7. Armed Forces and National Security1
  8. Commerce1

Latest activity

  1. H.R. 1190 Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
    Passed both chambers· Finance and Financial Sector· Sep 29, 2026
  2. H.R. 7250 To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.
    Became law· Water Resources Development· Sep 25, 2026
  3. H.R. 10222 No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act
    Introduced· Immigration· Sep 2, 2026
  4. H.R. 726 Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
    Reported by committee· Native Americans· Aug 27, 2026
  5. H.R. 6788 Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act
    Introduced· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Aug 26, 2026
  6. H.R. 9574 Informed Investor Access Act
    Introduced· Finance and Financial Sector· Jul 2, 2026
  7. H.R. 8682 Accelerating Forest Management Act
    Introduced· Environmental Protection· May 21, 2026
  8. H.R. 8745 Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act
    Introduced· Water Resources Development· May 12, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

Federal contracts in the district

Contract obligations attributed to Montana's 2nd district by each action's county and its award's ZIP code (land shares through census tracts); an estimate where ZIP codes cross district lines. Shown next to the member's record: neither explains the other.

Obligations · FY2026
$540.4M
Per resident
$979
Rank in Montana
2 of 2
Contract actions
4,895
New awards: 3,053

By fiscal year

  1. 194.9MFY2017
  2. 281.8MFY2018
  3. 211.8MFY2019
  4. 295.2MFY2020
  5. 285.3MFY2021
  6. 341MFY2022
  7. 558.6MFY2023
  8. 507.2MFY2024
  9. 589.2MFY2025
  10. 540.4MFY2026

Top buyers

  1. Department of the Army$208.5M39%
    Department of Defense
  2. Forest Service$67.3M12%
    Department of Agriculture
  3. Federal Highway Administration$47.2M8.7%
    Department of Transportation
  4. Department of Veterans Affairs$29.5M5.5%
  5. Indian Health Service$25.8M4.8%
    Department of Health and Human Services
  6. Department of the Air Force$18.3M3.4%
    Department of Defense
  7. Federal Emergency Management Agency$17.5M3.2%
    Department of Homeland Security
  8. National Park Service$14.1M2.6%
    Department of the Interior

Top recipients

  1. ARCHER WESTERN FEDERAL JV$58.9M11%
    1 award
  2. PAF ELECTRICAL, INC.$57M11%
    1 award
  3. BILLINGS FLYING SERVICE LLC$32.8M6.1%
    41 awards
  4. ALEUT CONSTRUCTION LLC$26.4M4.9%
    1 award
  5. M.A. DEATLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC.$22.5M4.2%
    2 awards
  6. WESTON SOLUTIONS INC$21.7M4.0%
    1 award
  7. KOONTZ ELECTRIC COMPANY, INCORPORATED$14M2.6%
    2 awards
  8. KH CIVIL CONTRACTORS, INC.$13.1M2.4%
    3 awards
  9. HELICOPTER TRANSPORT SERVICES, LLC$12.4M2.3%
    1 award
  10. NEW FRONTIER AVIATION, LLC$11.6M2.1%
    4 awards
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Campaign money

What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.

2026 cycle

Raised
$2.1M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$650.5K
From committees
$762.2K
209 committees
From contractor PACs
$135K
34 PACs · 18% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
pricewaterhousecooperspricewaterhousecoopers political action committee i$12KPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPAI match · 98% · the same organization$4.8M
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$10KAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
fair isaac corporationfair isaac corporation political action committee (fico pac)$10KFAIR ISAAC CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization-$698
bnsf railway companybnsf railway company railpac (bnsf railpac)$9,500BNSF RAILWAY COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$439.8K
american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee$7,500AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization$78.5K
american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee$7,500AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization—
health care service corporationhealth care service corporation employees' political action committee$7,500HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$16M
phillips 66phillips 66 pac$7,500PHILLIPS 66 COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization$658.1M
bank of america corporationbank of america corporation federal pac$7,000BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 99% · of one corporate family—
northrop grumman corporationemployees of northrop grumman corporation pac$6,000NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$1.1B

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$2.1M$762.2K$135K34 PACs · 18% of committee money
2024$2.9M$306.3K$19.5K8 PACs · 6% of committee money

Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.

Terms

Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.

  1. House · Montana's 2nd districtJan 3, 2025 – Jan 3, 2027

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
downing.house.gov
Phone
202-225-3211
Office
1529 Longworth House Office Building

Identifiers

The same member in other public records.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • ZIP code (ZCTA) to congressional district crosswalk (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 relationship files (ZCTAs, tracts and congressional districts); shares computed by Analisa · release 2020 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.