# Troy Downing

Troy Downing is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Montana’s 2nd district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Montana’s 2nd district
- Serving since: 2025-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: D000634
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MT02098

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000634 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

24% of Downing’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Montana, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans.

## What Downing says (119th Congress (2025–27))

120 classified statements: 40 press releases, 40 Congressional Record speeches, 23 posts on X, 17 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Downing | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.8% | 2.1% | 126 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 20.8% | 15.1% | 36 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 74.2% | 67.7% | 63 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 15.0% | 8.9% | 32 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 56.7% | 37.4% | 9 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 3.0% | 138 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Water Resources Development 26% (House Republicans 3.1%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Republicans 19%); Energy 18% (House Republicans 8.6%); Agriculture and Food 17% (House Republicans 9.0%); Armed Forces and National Security 17% (House Republicans 24%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +1.11 (standard error 0.01), from 1,650 donors and 670 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 99.3% (97.1%). 28 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 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 · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · 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… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 181. 25.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 42 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10222: No HUD Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act (in committee, 2026-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10222
- H.R. 9574: Informed Investor Access Act (in committee, 2026-07-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9574
- H.R. 8745: Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authorization Act (in committee, 2026-05-12) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8745
- H.R. 8726: PARTNERS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-11) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8726
- H.R. 8682: Accelerating Forest Management Act (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8682
- H.R. 8092: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-04-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8092
- H.R. 7250: To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000. (became law, 2026-09-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7250
- H.R. 7130: McCarran-Ferguson Restoration Act (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7130
- H.R. 6788: Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act (in committee, 2026-08-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6788
- H.R. 6568: Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6568

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $2.7M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 37% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 24% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2114808344900735389
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2114423269466030557
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2114103156221039103
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2112906364716552319
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2112543172094026006
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2112172493263765536
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2112284153496633844
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2111094905749516751
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTroyDowning/status/2111202147731665405
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · CONGRESSMAN DOWNING'S BILL CROW TRIBE WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT AMENDMENTS ACT SIGNED INTO LAW · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://downing.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-downings-bill-crow-tribe-water-rights-settlement-amendments-act-0

## Links

- Official site: https://downing.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepTroyDowning
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reptroydowning
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptroydowning
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/D000634

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/D000634