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

Troy Downing

Republican 1st term Not yet called

Replaced Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. in 2025

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$2.7M raised · top PACs: Pricewaterhousecoopers Political Action Committee I, Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers, American Bankers Association Breaks with Republicans most onArmed Forces & National Security: broke on 2 of 38 party-line votes (5%; most Republicans: 3%)
99LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
10BipartMed 12
3BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House
Committees
  • Natural Resources 25th majority
  • Financial Services 28th majority
Age
59

2026 election

Election held Nov 3 · Not yet called

Ballot not yet checked

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1022741816743

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 20% no bills
Transportation and Public Works 18% no bills
Finance and Financial Sector 1% 33%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Transportation and Public Works and Energy; bills go to Finance and Financial Sector and Native Americans.

  • He talks most about: Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Ecosystem Restoration (Public Lands and Natural Resources), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 27 bills sponsored, most on Finance and Financial Sector.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberNatural Resources Committee25th majority
MemberFinancial Services Committee28th majority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 3% of the House, in the majority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 3% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

5% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Downing.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

5% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Johnson and Goldman.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peerLaw inside another bill

Introduced 27 · expected 23
Action in committee 12 · expected 7
Beyond committee 7 · expected 4
Passed House 4 · expected 2
Became law 2 · expected 0 · +1 inside another bill
EffectivenessRank 6 of 433 in the House

3.70expected 1.08 · average member 1.00

4 of 27 bills passed the House; 2 became law; 1 more became law inside another bill; effectiveness 3.70 against a peer median of 1.08.

  • On the move: H.R. 7250 (became law), H.R. 726 (out of committee), H.R. 3959 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.65

With his party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 99% of party-line votes, breaks 3 times (peer median 8).

  • Position: +0.65, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Armed Forces & National Security 2 of 38, Environmental Protection 1 of 26.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Downing$2.7M raised28%29%33%10%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

57% of what he raised came from individuals; 28% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$2.7M raised, 33% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 32 points.

87 PACs of the 152 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. Pricewaterhousecoopers46% D
  2. Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers45% D
  3. American Bankers Association38% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

140 bills

Downing voted Yea on 60, Nay on 6, and sponsored or cosponsored 74 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.