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U.S. Representative for Montana’s 2nd District

Troy Downing

Republican 1st term Up 2026
99LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
10BipartMed 12
3BreaksMed 8

Position · +0.65

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House
Breaks on
  • Armed Forces & National Security 5%
  • Environmental Protection 4%
Committees
  • Financial Services
  • Natural Resources
Bills on
  • Finance and Financial Sector
  • Water Resources Development
  • Native Americans
Age
59

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Bottom line

Moves bills further than peers: effectiveness 4.04 against 1.41 expected; 2 of their bills became law (1 technical · 1 Montana-specific).

Where Downing has influence

Roles

No committee leadership roles.

Talks most about

Stories in Downing’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Downing breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Downing voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for House Republicans.

  1. Armed Forces & National Security 5% · 2 of 38 party 3%
  2. Environmental Protection 4% · 1 of 26 party 0%

Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Downing broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Sep 16, 2026 H.R. 9497 Water Resources Development Act of 2026On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · This bill authorizes and modifies certain water resource infrastructure projects and programs of the U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Passed
415–9
Sep 15, 2026 H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 a diesel emissions reduction program under which the Environmental Protection Agency provides grants,…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
343–79
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
61–365
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
65–359
Jul 21, 2026 H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Agreeing to the Amendment · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
61–360
Jul 15, 2026 H.R. 8595 Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.On Agreeing to the Amendment · National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027Broke w/ party Yea Failed
79–348
Jun 29, 2026 H.R. 7757 KIDS ActOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS ActBroke w/ party Nay Passed
267–117
Jun 11, 2026 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.On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · This bill extends the authorities of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) until July 2, 2026.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
198–218

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Downing is saying

All 11 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Downing voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
4.04· expected 1.41

Above expectations

Rank 6 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 195 majority-party members without a committee lead

How far Downing’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 27
  2. Action in committee 12
  3. Action beyond committee 7
  4. Passed chamber 4
  5. Became law 2

27 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 26 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

Became law (2)

1 technical · 1 Montana-specific

Scope tags come from an AI reading of each bill where available, otherwise from its title and policy area. They don’t change the score. How scope is tagged

How Downing’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Downing.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 4 missed of 674

Voted on 670 of 674 roll calls; missed 4. Higher than 82% of House members.

15% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
99/ 100

House R median 98 · Rank 20 of 219

Sided with the Republican majority on 471 votes that split the parties. Higher than 83% of House members.

45% 100%
10/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 72% of House members.

0% 70%
+0.65

Republican middle 80%: 0.32 to 0.71

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 27 sponsored bills

Sponsored 27 (House median 25) · cosponsored 179 (median 289), 62 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Finance and Financial Sector, Water Resources Development, Native Americans.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Congress157 88%
Economics and Public Finance70 67%
Armed Forces & National Security61 75%
Energy38 76%
Crime and Law Enforcement33 85%
Environmental Protection33 67%
Government Operations and Politics29 86%
Public Lands and Natural Resources28 82%
Commerce27 85%
Finance and Financial Sector25 80%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
International Affairs25 44%
Immigration17 76%
Education16 69%
Agriculture and Food14 79%
Science, Technology, Communications12 83%
Labor and Employment11 45%
Taxation8 100%
Transportation and Public Works8 63%
Emergency Management7 86%
Health7 57%
Law7 71%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5 80%
Native Americans5 80%
Animals4 50%
Families4 50%
Housing and Community Development4 100%
Procedural4 25%
Foreign Trade and International Finance3 67%
Social Welfare3 100%
Arts, Culture, Religion2 50%
Water Resources Development2 0%
Government operations & elections1 100%

How often Downing voted with Republicans on each issue is part of Pro.

Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RMike JohnsonLA-498%agreement
  2. RCraig A. GoldmanTX-1296%agreement
  3. RVirginia FoxxNC-596%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Downing’s campaign raised $2.1M: $1.2M (58%) from individuals and $682K (32%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $650K.

Through Jun 30, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

Last cycle, party money, self-funding and debts are part of Pro. See Pro

Who funds Downing

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 209.

  1. American Bankers Association Trade association PAC
Amounts, the top 10 and who else they fundPro

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Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. House, MT-2Republican2025–present

Seat

State
Montana
District
2
Current term
2025–2027
Age
59

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-225-3211
1529 Longworth House Office Building
District offices
Billings, Helena

Elsewhere

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