Troy Downing
Troy Downing (born March 4, 1967) 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. 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. 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 Carlsbad, California. Downing was a candidate in the 2018 United States Senate election in Montana, placing third in the Republican primary. 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. 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.