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Gary Lyndon Dye

Libertarian candidate for US Senator, Oregon · Challenger

Engineer and technical consultant (former gas measurement engineer at NW Natural)

Gary Lyndon Dye is a Portland-born chemical engineer, physicist and author running for U.S. Senate as the Libertarian nominee in Oregon's November 3, 2026 general election. He was the Libertarian nominee for this Senate seat in 2020 and received about 1.8% of the vote. He has also run for the U.S. House (Oregon District 3), the Oregon House and Metro Council President.

Where Dye stands

Taxes / IRS: Proposes abolishing the IRS and replacing most federal taxes with a single-rate Universal Transaction Tax on every exchange of money. He would then raise the rate and cut government until the deficit and debt are paid off.
Universal basic income / welfare: Proposes paying every citizen a Universal Basic Income and eliminating the welfare bureaucracy, alongside cuts to entitlement programs.
National debt / federal spending: Says both parties have spent heavily and warns the economy will crash if the growth of the national debt is not reversed. Supports balancing the budget by cutting government.
Property tax: Calls the property tax a regressive wealth tax and supports ending it.
Social Security / retirement: Proposes converting the Social Security, Medicare and federal employee trust funds into a sovereign wealth fund and moving government pensions to 401(k)s. Opposes pensions for politicians.
Foreign policy / military: Supports bringing U.S. troops home, defending North America under a renewed Monroe Doctrine, and lending military support only when allies are attacked. Supports suspending all foreign aid.
United Nations / diplomacy: Proposes withdrawing from the UN until every member is a democracy and cutting ties with dictatorships.
Immigration / citizenship: Proposes treating U.S. citizenship as an individual property right that citizens could sell. Government, corporations or charities could buy or subsidize citizenships for newcomers.
Role of government: Says most things government manages are not legitimate government functions. Pledges to work to reduce or eliminate them rather than expand them.

Background

Libertarian nominee, U.S. Senate, Oregon, 2026
Libertarian nominee, U.S. Senate, Oregon, 2020 (about 1.8%, 42,747 votes)
Candidate, U.S. House, Oregon District 3, 2018 and 2024
Candidate, Metro Council President, 2022
Candidate, Oregon House of Representatives, 2016 (4.7%)
Technical consultant, 2015–present
Gas measurement engineer, NW Natural, 2000–2012
Chief process engineer, Saudi Aramco, 1996–1997
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University (1981); MBA, Pepperdine University (1989); B.S. Physics/Applied Mathematics, UC Irvine (1991)

In the news

Libertarian Gary Dye seeks Oregon U.S. Senate seat Beaverton Beat, October 15, 2026

Also running for US Senator

David Brock Smith Republican
Jeff Merkley Democrat, Working Families
Chris Henry Progressive, Pacific Green

Sources

Last researched October 23, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.