Montana — 2nd District

Brian Miller

Supports cost reduction and labor protections

Miller pledges to tackle national debt, repeal tariffs, and address the national affordability crisis. His platform also emphasizes protecting workers and consumers and defending the right to unionize.

• Address the affordability crisis in America
• Repeal federal tariffs immediately
• Bring the national debt under control
• Protect worker and consumer rights and defend unionization

Troy Downing

Supports tax cuts and deregulation

Downing advocates for lowering tax rates on middle-class families and small businesses, cutting corporate taxes, and simplifying the tax code. In Congress, he voted for H.R. 1 to address tax policies and statutory debt limit adjustments.

• Lower tax rates for middle-class families and small businesses
• Simplify tax filing and reduce corporate tax rates
• Voted for the H.R. 1 reconciliation bill addressing debt limits and tax policy

“Not only do we need to lower tax rates on middle-class families and small businesses, but we need to make the tax process simple and fair.”

Brian Miller

Supports universal healthcare system

Miller campaigns on enacting universal healthcare coverage for all Americans. His broader health and social welfare stance includes protecting Social Security and funding nutrition assistance programs.

• Establish universal healthcare for all Americans
• Protect and strengthen Social Security
• Fully fund federal nutrition programs

Troy Downing

Supports repealing Obamacare and free-market reform

Downing opposes Obamacare as a costly system that reduces choices and drives up premiums. He advocates for free-market competition across state lines, tort reform, hospital billing transparency, and addressing pharmaceutical pricing.

• Repeal Obamacare and replace it with competitive interstate insurance markets
• Promote tort reform, hospital billing transparency, and pharmaceutical price competition
• Improve VA healthcare services for military veterans

“We all know Obamacare has been a disaster from the start. Less choice, higher premiums, and an expensive and out-of-control bureaucracy adds no value to actual “Health Care”.”

“The VA isn’t working for our Veterans and Obamacare isn’t working for our citizens.”

Brian Miller

Supports federal abortion rights

Miller explicitly supports protecting abortion rights and women's bodily autonomy as a foundational campaign issue.

• Protect a woman's bodily autonomy and freedom of choice

Troy Downing

Opposes abortion rights

Downing opposes abortion, maintaining a pro-life stance informed by his personal history as an unplanned pregnancy.

• Maintains a 100% pro-life position on abortion

“I believe that every human life has value, a purpose, and deserves a chance. That’s why I am 100% Pro-Life.”

Brian Miller

Supports border security and reform

Miller advocates for immigration reform that includes securing the border and prosecuting criminals while ending mass deportations.

• Secure the U.S. border
• Arrest criminal offenders while ending mass deportations

Troy Downing

Supports enforcement and deportation

Downing voted for key immigration enforcement measures in the 119th Congress, including the Laken Riley Act and mandatory citizenship proof for federal election registration.

• Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S.5) requiring detention of non-citizens arrested for theft or burglary
• Voted for H.R.875 to make driving while impaired grounds for non-citizen deportation
• Voted for the SAVE Act (H.R.22) mandating proof of citizenship for federal voting

Brian Miller

Supports public land preservation and farmer protection

Miller campaigns on keeping public lands accessible, halting data center construction in Montana, implementing agricultural right-to-repair laws, and requiring Country of Origin Labeling.

• Keep public lands in public hands forever
• Stop data center expansion in Montana
• Pass Right to Repair laws for agricultural workers and farmers
• Implement mandatory Country of Origin Labeling

Troy Downing

Supports land access and resource development

Downing supports protecting access to public lands for recreation while safeguarding private property rights. His background as Land Board Commissioner included approving timber, oil, and gas leases, and opposing SEC ESG disclosure rules.

• Protect recreational access to public lands for hunting, fishing, and outdoor sports
• Defend private property rights against federal and special interest overreach
• Opposed SEC climate reporting rules that impact agriculture and natural resource industries

“I understand how important access to our public lands are and I will fight to protect those lands for future generations.”

“While I fully support and know how important access to our public lands are, private property rights cannot be trampled.”

Brian Miller

Supports reduced foreign involvement and defense cuts

Miller calls for an anti-interventionist foreign policy, including ending war with Iran, cutting ties with Israel, and reducing defense spending to redirect resources toward veterans.

• End war in Iran and avoid foreign conflicts
• Break up diplomatic ties with Israel
• Cut wasteful military spending to support veterans

Troy Downing

Supports strong defense and veteran services

Downing draws on his experience as an Air Force combat search-and-rescue veteran to advocate for national security, defense readiness, and VA system reform.

• Promote policies supporting national defense and military readiness
• Overhaul VA healthcare services for military veterans
• Highlights background serving two combat tours in Afghanistan

Brian Miller

Supports LGBTQ rights

Miller supports LGBTQ rights under a 'live and let live' framework.

• Respect and protect LGBTQ rights

Troy Downing

Supports sports participation restrictions based on biological sex

Downing voted in favor of federal legislation barring biological males from competing in women's athletic programs.

• Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28)

Troy Downing

Supports Second Amendment rights

Downing pledges to oppose restrictions on firearm ownership and defend Second Amendment rights against federal legislation.

• Defend Second Amendment gun rights without compromise

“I will be your voice in the U.S. Senate to make sure your right to bear arms will always be possible and shall never be infringed as the founders of this great nation intended.”