Who is my U.S. representative in MT-02?

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I'll search for current information about Montana's 2nd congressional district representative.
Your U.S. representative for Montana's 2nd Congressional District (MT-02) is **Troy Downing (R)**.


Montana's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Troy Downing (R).
 
Republican Congressman Troy Downing is currently serving his first term as the United States Representative for Montana's Second Congressional District.


A few additional details:
- He was elected in 2024. 
Troy Downing (R) defeated John B. Driscoll (D), Reilly Neill (D), and John Metzger (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Montana District 2 on November 5, 2024.

- Before Congress, 
Congressman Downing served as Montana State Auditor where he was tasked with oversight of Montana's insurance and securities industries.
 He is also a U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan.
- Geographically, 
the district is the second-largest by land area, after Alaska's at-large congressional district, and the largest by land area in the contiguous United States. It is also the largest district in the U.S. to not contain an entire state.
 
Montana's Second Congressional District covers towns such as Helena, Great Falls and Billings.


If you'd like, you can verify your exact district by ZIP code through the Montana Secretary of State or a district lookup tool, since districts can occasionally change.

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representative: Troy Downing

clerk.house.gov 100 as of 2026-07-07

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