Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Troy Downing

Official portrait of Troy Downing
Official portrait, U.S. Congress
Office
U.S. representative for Montana’s 2nd district
Party
Republican
Hometown
Helena, MT
Born
1967
In Congress
House since 2025 · 1 year in office
Current term
January 3, 2025 to January 3, 2027
FEC filing name
DOWNING, TROY
Next election
Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Montana with the current district highlighted

Montana, District 2

Biographical details from congress-legislators (CC0) and the House Clerk, retrieved October 23, 2026.

RepublicanU.S. House · Montana District 2IncumbentGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H4MT02098 · Principal campaign committee: TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS

CycleOfficeRaisedOutcome
2025–2026U.S. House · Montana District 2$2,733,160.34General-election nominee
2023–2024U.S. House · Montana District 2$2,943,575.08Won the general election (65.73%)
Total raised$2,733,160.34
Total spent$2,098,042.93
Cash on hand$746,647.91
Debts owed by the campaign$1,985,000.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $1,546,860.54PACs and other committees: $905,377.55Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $267,414.19Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $13,508.06
  • Individual contributions$1,546,860.5457%
  • PACs and other committees$905,377.5533%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$267,414.1910%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$13,508.060%

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$758,784.4749%
  • Contributions over $200$802,991.3151%
  • Itemized from inside Montana$291,048.0029%
  • Itemized from other states$706,598.2471%

Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $139,877.25 · Texas $110,047.78 · California $100,057.67 · New York $46,032.28 · Virginia $40,451.12. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$841K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $244,035.58APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $157,167.40JULY QUARTERLY: raised $227,972.86JULY QUARTERLY: spent $263,014.19OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $419,747.56OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $261,800.76YEAR-END: raised $328,713.73YEAR-END: spent $213,778.73APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $413,289.40APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $403,609.08PRE-PRIMARY: raised $160,998.13PRE-PRIMARY: spent $213,347.32JULY QUARTERLY: raised $333,169.69JULY QUARTERLY: spent $76,275.60OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $569,330.15OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $378,807.172025-032025-092026-032026-06

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Voting record, 119th Congress

Roll-call votes while serving674
Voted yea514
Voted nay156
Did not vote4 of 674
Bills and resolutions sponsored27
Sponsored that became law2
Cosponsored181

Recorded House roll-call votes from January 3, 2025 through September 16, 2026, the latest vote on record for this member. Each vote links to the official House Clerk record.

Latest roll-call votes

DateQuestionResultVote
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9497
Water Resources Development Act
PassedNay
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9340
Ratepayer Protection Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HJRES 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 Harbo
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 10326
PROOF Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Passage · HR 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
PassedYea
Sep 16, 2026On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · HR 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Agreeing to the Resolution · HCONRES 93
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
PassedNay
Sep 15, 2026On Passage · HJRES 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 Vesse
PassedYea
Sep 15, 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · HR 9500
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
PassedYea

Latest bills and resolutions sponsored

  • H.R. 10222 No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act
    Introduced Sep 2, 2026 · Latest action Sep 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 9574 Informed Investor Access Act
    Introduced Jul 2, 2026 · Latest action Jul 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 8745 Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act
    Introduced May 12, 2026 · Latest action May 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  • H.R. 8726 PARTNERS Act of 2026
    Introduced May 11, 2026 · Latest action May 11, 2026: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak…
  • H.R. 8682 Accelerating Forest Management Act
    Introduced May 7, 2026 · Latest action May 21, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held
  • H.R. 8092 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026
    Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · Latest action Apr 23, 2026: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3080)
  • H.R. 7250 Public Law 119-113 To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000.
    Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Latest action Sep 25, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-113.
  • H.R. 7130 McCarran-Ferguson Restoration Act
    Introduced Jan 16, 2026 · Latest action Jan 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • H.R. 6788 Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act
    Introduced Dec 17, 2025 · Latest action Aug 26, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
  • H.R. 6568 Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act
    Introduced Dec 10, 2025 · Latest action Feb 4, 2026: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Counts of the public record only; TerraCivic does not rate members or judge their votes. Votes: Voteview (Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/). Bills: GovInfo Bill Status (public domain). Retrieved October 23, 2026.

Committees

Assignments from unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0), retrieved October 23, 2026.

PAC and committee contributors

215 committees reported giving $774,194.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

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The race

Montana U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Troy Downing (R)$2,733,160.34$746,647.912026-10-14
Michael D. Eisenhauer (I)$354,191.13$23,304.162026-10-14
Brian James Miller (D)$30,958.49$668.842026-10-14
Sam Lux (D)$15,082.76$5,675.022026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RJune 13, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RJune 13, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJune 13, 2025

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of PoliticsAugust 27 – September 7, 2026470 (RV)± 5.8%Troy Downing 48% · Brian Miller 26% · Michael Eisenhauer 9%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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