Troy Downing

Troy Downing (born March 4, 1967)[1] is an American politician and businessman who is the Montana State Auditor. Prior to the 2020 election, Downing worked as a real estate developer and technology entrepreneur.

Troy Downing
Auditor of Montana
Assumed office
January 4, 2021
GovernorGreg Gianforte
Preceded byMatt Rosendale
Personal details
Born (1967-03-04) March 4, 1967
California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationNew York University (BS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Battles/warsWar in Afghanistan

Early life and education

Downing is a native of Indio, California. He earned a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematics and computer science from New York University.[2]

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.[3][4] Downing is the founder and CEO of AC Self Storage Solutions, a self storage and real estate investment firm based in Carlsbad, California.[5]

Downing was a candidate in the 2018 United States Senate election in Montana, placing third in the Republican primary.[6] Downing was elected Montana State Auditor in the 2020 election.

Personal life

Downing built a vacation home in Big Sky, Montana in 2000 and moved there full-time in 2009.[7] In 2005, Downing was accused of abuse and failure to pay child support by an ex-wife.[8] During the 2020 election, after court documents were released, he denied the allegations.[9][10]

In 2017, Downing was charged with hunting license violations.[11][12]

Downing and his wife Heather have four children.[13]

References
  1. "Biographical information on Troy Downing". AP NEWS. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  2. Lucas, David (2017-09-01). "Troy Downing, CEO, AC Self Storage Solutions, Big Sky, Mont". Mini Storage Messenger. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. "Troy Downing". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. Aadl, Chris (2020-11-04). "Downing wins election as state auditor". Montana Free Press. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. Alexander Harris (2017-05-30). "Exclusive: Downing eyes move from self-storage to the U.S. Senate". The SpareFoot Storage Beat. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. Rogers, Rob. "Divorce and old threats emerge in state auditor race". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  7. "Troy Downing enters 2020 state auditor race". KBZK. 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  8. Pogreba, Don (2020-10-16). "State Auditor Candidate Troy Downing Accused of Threatening to Kill His Ex Wife, Tried to Shirk Child Support Obligations". The Montana Post. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  9. Rogers, Rob. "Divorce and old threats emerge in state auditor race". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  10. rrogers@billingsgazette.com, ROB ROGERS. "Downing enjoys comfortable lead in state auditor race". Montana Standard. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  11. Blois, Matt. "Candidate Troy Downing Charged With Hunting License Violations". www.mtpr.org. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  12. "Where are the Montana Republicans?". Flathead Beacon. 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  13. "Meet Troy Downing". Troy Downing for Montana State Auditor. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
Political offices
Preceded by
Matt Rosendale		 Auditor of Montana
2021–present		 Incumbent
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