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
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2021
Governor	Greg Gianforte
Preceded by	Matt Rosendale
Personal details
Born	March 4, 1967 California, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	New York University (BS)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Battles/wars	War 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. [email protected], 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.