{"id":83947,"date":"2023-11-01T08:45:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T12:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/emerging-gop-candidate-combat-veteran-enters-race-for-montana-congressional-seat-held-by-matt-rosendale-83947"},"modified":"2023-11-01T08:45:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T12:45:32","slug":"emerging-gop-candidate-combat-veteran-enters-race-for-montana-congressional-seat-held-by-matt-rosendale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/emerging-gop-candidate-combat-veteran-enters-race-for-montana-congressional-seat-held-by-matt-rosendale-83947","title":{"rendered":"Emerging GOP candidate, combat veteran enters race for Montana congressional seat held by Matt Rosendale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>FIRST ON FOX<\/strong>: State Auditor Troy Downing is entering the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/west\/montana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">race for Montana&#8217;s<\/a> 2nd Congressional District \u2014 a seat currently held by Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This country has been very good to me. I have fought for this country, I have gone to war for this country, I&#8217;ve built businesses in this country, and I have an opportunity right now to fight against an administration that&#8217;s tearing it down,&#8221; Downing told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview announcing his campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Founder of a tech startup that merged with Yahoo, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Montana Republican<\/a> was an educator at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University before joining the United States Air Force and Air National Guard after 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I understand the repercussions of what it means to go to war, what it means to send people to war,&#8221; Downing said. &#8220;Again, this country is worth fighting for. I have no regrets from that, and I&#8217;m very proud of my military service. It&#8217;s a big part of me and continues to be a part of me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/tim-sheehy-reveals-millions-raised-crucial-race-tester-determine-control-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>TIM SHEEHY REVEALS MILLIONS RAISED IN CRUCIAL RACE AGAINST TESTER THAT \u2018WILL DETERMINE CONTROL OF THE SENATE\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The newly announced congressional candidate went into the Air Force and the Air National Guard following the September 11 terrorist attacks. He also went into a combat search and rescue squadron and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\/veterans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">served overseas<\/a> in Afghanistan in Operation Enduring Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Biden administration has been horrible to the United States, and we need to start focusing on things that are good for Americans, good for Montanans,&#8221; Downing told Fox. &#8220;We need to secure our borders. We need to strengthen our military, get woke out of our military.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked why he was running for the congressional seat, Downing cited issues such as strengthening the military, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/immigration\/border-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">securing the southern border<\/a>, and bringing down the deficit, but emphasized his mission &#8220;to fight back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/gop-senator-slams-house-republican-prayed-small-majority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GOP SENATOR SLAMS HOUSE REPUBLICAN WHO PRAYED FOR \u2018SMALL\u2019 MAJORITY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m somebody that has planned a war. I&#8217;ve built businesses. I have created jobs. I&#8217;ve seen the front side of a check. And I think we need representation in DC that has that experience,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve got something to give. This country is worth it to me. I fought for her before and I need to fight back at what is being whittled away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Downing is so far the first Republican to enter into the GOP primary for the Montana district, but faces potential primary challengers for the red seat.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/person\/r\/matt-rosendale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Incumbent Rosendale<\/a> has long considered a bid for Montana&#8217;s Senate seat \u2014 currently held by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester \u2014 but has not yet announced a run for either the statewide position or re-election in his current congressional seat eyed by Downing.<\/p>\n<p>Despite potentially challenging Rosendale in the GOP primary, Downing said he&#8217;s &#8220;going to win this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that the Eastern District of Montana is looking for conservative representation. I am that person,&#8221; Downing told Fox. &#8220;I&#8217;ve showed up every day. We have to put bad guys in jail. We protected Montanans. We protected Montana&#8217;s seniors. We&#8217;ve done everything that we&#8217;re supposed to do in this office. And I believe in terms of looking at my experience and my track record, that I&#8217;m going to win this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Downing said that he believes the most important issues to Montana voters is government spending and the open southern border \u2014 issues he wishes to address as eastern Montana&#8217;s &#8220;conservative champion in D.C.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Downing has served as the state auditor in Montana since 2020, when he won by nearly 100,000 votes. Rosendale held the same position before he ran for congress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/emerging-gop-candidate-enters-race-montana-congressional-seat-held-matt-rosendale\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/emerging-gop-candidate-enters-race-montana-congressional-seat-held-matt-rosendale <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIRST ON FOX: State Auditor Troy Downing is entering the race for Montana&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District \u2014 a seat currently held by Republican Rep. 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