- See Troy Downing's sponsored bills →Troy DowningRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$2.7M raised
- Brian MillerDemocratic✓ Verified$31K raised
- Michael EisenhauerIndependent✓ Verified$348K raised
- Patrick McCrackenLibertarian✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Troy Downing supports making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent and expanding capital access for rural small businesses, voting yea on related economic and healthcare bills but nay on the KIDS Act 237. Michael Eisenhauer highlights Montana's housing affordability crisis and criticizes a federal budget law for raising health insurance costs and cutting Medicaid support 48. Patrick McCracken attributes Montana's housing unaffordability to Federal Reserve money creation and says U.S. healthcare pricing is centrally managed rather than free market 510. Brian Miller identifies insurance companies as the core problem in healthcare and warns that wealth concentration among the top 10% risks harming the economy 913.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Troy DowningRepublican | Brian MillerDemocratic | Michael EisenhauerIndependent | Patrick McCrackenLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Downing supports policies that strengthen financial markets, expand access to capital, and empower rural small businesses to promote economic growth. Downing supports making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent to keep more money in Montanans' pockets and expanding access to capital for rural small businesses. Downing votes yea on acts supporting technology use, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention, but nay on the KIDS Act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Eisenhauer says Montana has the least affordable housing market in the country relative to income. | McCracken attributes Montana's housing unaffordability partly to Federal Reserve money creation flowing into real estate as an investment asset. |
| Healthcare | Downing supports healthcare policies that empower individuals, promote competition to lower costs, expand telemedicine, and backs President Trump’s prescription drug pricing order. Downing votes yea on multiple healthcare bills including rural care improvement, Medicaid, lowering premiums, and support for patients and communities. | Miller says the core problem in American healthcare is insurance companies, though he stops short of endorsing single-payer. | Eisenhauer says a federal budget law (the One Big Beautiful Bill) is raising health insurance costs and cut Medicaid support and subsidies. | McCracken says U.S. healthcare pricing and access are centrally managed rather than operating as a free market. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Troy Downing votes yea on multiple healthcare bills including rural care improvement, Medicaid, lowering premiums, and support for patients and communities 1. Michael Eisenhauer says a federal budget law (the One Big Beautiful Bill) is raising health insurance costs and cut Medicaid support and subsidies 2. Brian Miller says the core problem in American healthcare is insurance companies, though he stops short of endorsing single-payer 3. Patrick McCracken says U.S. healthcare pricing and access are centrally managed rather than operating as a free market 4. | ||||
| Immigration | Downing votes yea on several immigration-related acts including Secure America, DHS support, BOWOW Act, deporting fraudsters, and stopping illegal entry, but nay on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Downing prosecutes criminals and protects vulnerable populations including senior citizens, families, and veterans. Downing votes yea on multiple public safety bills including the GUARD Act, prison staff safety, privacy in purchases, veterans 2nd amendment protection, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Downing advocates for lower taxes and reducing government regulation to promote economic growth and energy independence. Downing votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and multiple appropriations acts. | Miller says wealth concentration among the top 10% of Americans is 'way out of whack' and risks harming the economy. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Troy Downing advocates for lower taxes and reducing government regulation to promote economic growth and energy independence 1. He voted yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and multiple appropriations acts 2. Brian Miller states that wealth concentration among the top 10% of Americans is "way out of whack" and risks harming the economy 3. | ||||
| Energy & Environment | Downing promotes agriculture and natural resource development by approving timber sales, oil and gas leases, and agriculture projects to grow the economy and create jobs. Downing supports an all-of-the-above energy approach emphasizing fossil fuels as abundant and cost-efficient, and opposes Biden-era policies restricting energy production. Downing votes yea on disapproval of EPA rule, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and HEATS Act, but nay on diesel emissions reduction and consumer fuel retailer choice acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | McCracken says NorthWestern Energy's data-center supply agreements will nearly double Montana's electrical demand for few jobs. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Troy Downing promotes agriculture and natural resource development by approving timber sales, oil and gas leases, and agriculture projects to grow the economy and create jobs 1. He supports an all-of-the-above energy approach emphasizing fossil fuels as abundant and cost-efficient, and opposes Biden-era policies restricting energy production 2. Downing voted yea on disapproval of EPA rule, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and HEATS Act, but nay on diesel emissions reduction and consumer fuel retailer choice acts 3. Patrick McCracken says NorthWestern Energy's data-center supply agreements will nearly double Montana's electrical demand for few jobs 4. | ||||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Downing votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and on FISA amendments, but yea on National Defense Authorization and naming a VA clinic. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Eisenhauer supports enforcing the War Powers Resolution, which requires presidents to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops and limits unauthorized engagement to 60 days. | McCracken says Congress has war-declaration and spending powers it does not use to constrain presidential military deployments. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Troy Downing voted against resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon and against FISA amendments, but voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization and naming a VA clinic 1. Michael Eisenhauer supports enforcing the War Powers Resolution, which mandates presidential notification to Congress within 48 hours of troop deployment and limits unauthorized military engagement to 60 days 2. Patrick McCracken states that Congress has war-declaration and spending powers that it does not use to limit presidential military deployments 3. | ||||