[1] In December 2015, while working as a journalist for The Sun reporting on gangs in Glasgow, he was subjected to a doorstep acid attack.

Failing to win the seat and coming third, he was elected to the party list as an additional member for the West Scotland region.

On 10 June 2024, Douglas Ross announced his intention to resign as leader of the Scottish Conservatives upon the election of his successor.

[9] Facing fellow MSPs Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher,[10] Findlay received 52% of MSP endorsements and was elected leader with 61.7% of the first-preference vote among party members.

[12] Findlay openly supported the bid of Liz Truss to become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the 2022 leadership election.