Troy Downing (born March 4, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the

Montana state auditor The Montana State Auditor is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Montana. The State Auditor is elected once every four years, concurrent with the state's gubernatorial election and the U.S. pre ...

. Prior to the 2020 election, Downing worked as a real estate developer and technology entrepreneur.

Early life and education

Downing is a native of

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. He earned a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematics and computer science from New York University.

Career

After college, Downing founded WebCal, a web calendar company that was later acquired by Yahoo!. Downing enlisted in the United States Air Force after the September 11 attacks. During his service, Downing worked as a pilot and engineer and was deployed to Afghanistan twice. Downing is the founder and CEO of AC Self Storage Solutions, a self-storage and real estate investment firm based in

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. Downing was a candidate in the

2018 United States Senate election in Montana The 2018 United States Senate election in Montana was held on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Montana, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the Unit ...

, placing third in the Republican primary. Downing was elected

in the 2020 election.

Personal life

Downing built a vacation home in Big Sky, Montana in 2000 and moved there full-time in 2009. In 2005, Downing was accused of abuse and failure to pay child support by an ex-wife. During the 2020 election, after court documents were released, he denied the allegations. In 2017, Downing was charged with hunting license violations. Downing and his wife, Heather, have four children.

References

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