Troy Downing | |
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Auditor of Montana | |
Assumed office January 4, 2021 | |
Governor | Greg Gianforte |
Preceded by | Matt Rosendale |
Personal details | |
Born | California,U.S. | March 4,1967
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Heather Downing (m. 2004) |
Children | 4 |
Education | New York University |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Air Force |
Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan |
Troy Downing (born March 4,1967) [1] is an American politician and businessman serving as the Montana state auditor. [2] Prior to the 2020 election,Downing worked as a real estate developer and technology entrepreneur.
Downing is a native of Indio,California. [3] He studied applied mathematics and computer science at New York University. [4] [5]
Downing was a research scientist and educator at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. [2] After leaving college,Downing founded WebCal,a web calendar company that was later acquired by Yahoo!. [6] Downing later founded a nationwide commercial insurance company and a real estate firm. [2] He enlisted in the United States Air Force after the September 11 attacks and was assigned to a combat search and rescue squadron. [2] During his service,Downing worked as a pilot and engineer and was deployed to Afghanistan twice. [7] [8] He is the founder and former CEO of AC Self Storage Solutions,a self-storage and real estate investment firm based in Carlsbad,California. [9]
Downing is the co-owner of Wildrye Distilling in Bozeman,Montana,which manufactured thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montana. [10]
Downing was a candidate in the 2018 United States Senate election in Montana,placing third in the Republican primary. [11]
During the 2020 Montana elections,Troy Downing defeated Scott Tuxbury and Nelly Nicol in the Republican primary for Montana state auditor. [12] On June 2,2020,Downing became the Republican nominee,winning 55 of 56 counties and receiving 50% of the vote in the three-way primary. [12]
In the general election,Downing defeated Montana State Senator Shane Morigeau. [12] He was sworn in as state auditor on January 4,2020. [13]
Downing is an advisory board member and volunteer for the Warriors and Quiet Waters (WQW) Foundation. [2]
Downing built a vacation home in Big Sky,Montana,in 2000 and moved there full-time in 2009. [14] In 2005,Downing was accused of abuse and failure to pay child support by an ex-wife. [15] During the 2020 election,after court documents were released,he denied the allegations. [11] [16]
In 2017,Downing was charged with hunting license violations. [17] [18] Downing and his wife,Heather,have four children. [2]
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