Troy Downing

Troy Downing (born March 4, 1967)[1] is an American politician and businessman serving as 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. June 4, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  2. Lucas, David (September 1, 2017). "Troy Downing, CEO, AC Self Storage Solutions, Big Sky, Mont". Mini Storage Messenger. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  3. "Troy Downing". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  4. Aadl, Chris (November 4, 2020). "Downing wins election as state auditor". Montana Free Press. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  5. Alexander Harris (May 30, 2017). "Exclusive: Downing eyes move from self-storage to the U.S. Senate". The SpareFoot Storage Beat. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  6. Rogers, Rob. "Divorce and old threats emerge in state auditor race". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  7. "Troy Downing enters 2020 state auditor race". KBZK. June 26, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  8. Pogreba, Don (October 16, 2020). "State Auditor Candidate Troy Downing Accused of Threatening to Kill His Ex Wife, Tried to Shirk Child Support Obligations". The Montana Post. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  9. Rogers, Rob. "Divorce and old threats emerge in state auditor race". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  10. ROGERS, ROB. "Downing enjoys comfortable lead in state auditor race". Montana Standard. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  11. Blois, Matt. "Candidate Troy Downing Charged With Hunting License Violations". www.mtpr.org. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  12. "Where are the Montana Republicans?". Flathead Beacon. September 21, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  13. "Meet Troy Downing". Troy Downing for Montana State Auditor. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
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