Timothy J. Downing

Timothy J. Downing is an American attorney and former politician who is currently serving as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. From 2016 to 2018, he represented the 42nd district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives as a Republican.

Education
Downing received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oklahoma, his Master of Management from Oral Roberts University, and his Juris Doctor from the Regent University School of Law.

Career
From 2011 to 2016, Downing was an Assistant Attorney General for Oklahoma, where he represented the State of Oklahoma in criminal appeals, was a member of the Opinion Conference, and was Director of Legislative Affairs. Since 2011, he has also served as a Judge Advocate in the United States Army Reserve. In this capacity from 2013 to 2014, he served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney at Fort Hood, Texas, working with the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas. From 2016 to 2018, he served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives where he was an Assistant Majority Floor Leader, an Assistant Majority Whip, and Vice-Chair of Judiciary Committee.

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma
On March 1, 2019, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Downing to be the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. On March 5, 2019, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. On May 9, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On May 23, 2019, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote. He was sworn in on June 5, 2019.