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• California residency vs. Montana political identity 3134 days silent
  Expected position: As a candidate who built his political career on being a 'proud Montanan' and held the office of Montana State Auditor — a position requiring Montana residency — Downing would be expected to directly address questions about his California residency during the 2011-2016 period when he illegally obtained resident hunting licenses. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Downing pled guilty in 2018 to two misdemeanors for obtaining resident hunting licenses as a non-resident between 2011-2016. Social media posts entered as evidence showed him referring to Fallbrook, California as 'home.' In his 2024 congressional campaign, he emphasized his Montana identity and 'proud Montanan' biography but has never publicly addressed the residency contradiction beyond blaming accountants for tax-filing errors during the 2018 court case. The issue resurfaced during his 2024 campaign but Downing did not address it in any public forum. Primary URL: https://apnews.com/b1c24efc282a4346a134a25522cc914f
• In-person constituent town halls (2025) 250 days silent
  Expected position: As the freshman representative for Montana's 2nd District, Downing would be expected to hold in-person public town halls to engage constituents on major legislation including the FY2025 budget reconciliation bill that directly affects district healthcare, SNAP, and energy policy. Evidence of activity on adjacent topics: Downing has held four 'telephone town hall' events since taking office, but has avoided larger in-person town-hall formats. On March 22, 2025, nearly 1,000 constituents attended a Billings town hall raising concerns while 'congressional leaders [were] a no-show,' as reported by the Daily Montanan. Downing was active during this window — issuing press releases, introducing legislation, and holding the telephone events — but has not addressed why he declines in-person formats. Primary URL: https://dailymontanan.com/2025/03/22/nearly-1000-attend-billings-town-hall-raising-concerns-while-congressional-leaders-a-no-show/
• party committees
  Interested donors: Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC
  Republican Governance Group/Tuesday Group PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: party committees
• other candidates' committees
  Interested donors: Huck PAC, The Guardian Fund, War Veterans Fund 2024, E-PAC Majority Makers
  Huck PAC, The Guardian Fund, War Veterans Fund 2024, E-PAC Majority Makers (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $6,036 (2024), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other candidates' committees
• corporate pacs, industry unlisted
  Interested donors: Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC)
  Fair Isaac Corporation Political Action Committee (Fico PAC) (amounts: $10,000 (2026)) — interest area: corporate pacs, industry unlisted
• other / unclassified
  Interested donors: Acpac Aca International PAC, Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC, Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC, American Revival PAC, Institute For Portfolio Alternatives Political Action Commit, Send In The Seal PAC
  Acpac Aca International PAC, Republican Mainstreet Partnership PAC, Seal PAC Supporting Electing American Leaders PAC, American Revival PAC, Institute For Portfolio Alternatives Political Action Commit, Send In The Seal PAC (amounts: $8,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $7,500 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: other / unclassified
• ideological & single-issue
  Interested donors: With Honor PAC, Frontline Patriots
  With Honor PAC, Frontline Patriots (amounts: $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024)) — interest area: ideological & single-issue
• colleagues' leadership pacs
  Interested donors: Raptor PAC, House Conservatives Fund, Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Upper Hand Fund, Patriots In Action, First In Freedom PAC, Big Sky Opportunity PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), In The Arena PAC, Frogman PAC, America'S Mountain PAC
  Raptor PAC, House Conservatives Fund, Majority Committee PAC-Mc PAC, Eye Of The Tiger PAC, Upper Hand Fund, Patriots In Action, First In Freedom PAC, Big Sky Opportunity PAC, Mr. Southern Missourian In The House PAC, Electing Majority Making Effective Republicans (Emmer PAC), In The Arena PAC, Frogman PAC, America'S Mountain PAC (amounts: $5,000 (2024), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2024), $5,000 (2026), $5,500 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2024), $10,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $5,000 (2026), $8,500 (2026)) — interest area: colleagues' leadership pacs

No platform-contradicting votes among 673 votes on file. 2 aligned, 3 related.

No documented broken promises on file.

• statement_vs_disclosure SCORE 90
  Downing has built his entire political identity around being a 'proud Montanan' and won statewide office as Montana State Auditor, yet he pled guilty to illegally obtaining resident hunting licenses for six years as a non-resident, with evidence showing he referred to California as 'home.' The contradiction between his public Montana identity and the legal finding that he was not a Montana resident for hunting purposes is documented in court records and AP reporting, both independently verifiable from different hostnames (house.gov and apnews.com).
• statement_vs_disclosure SCORE 60
  Downing campaigned on 'protecting the consumer' as his 'prime directive,' yet his own campaign was found to have committed seven violations of Montana campaign finance and transparency laws — the very type of regulatory compliance he was pledging to enforce as State Auditor. Both sources are from different hostnames (mtpr.org and apnews.com).