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William B. Redpath

Libertarian candidate for United States Senate (Unexpired Term Ending 01/03/2029), Ohio · Challenger

Retired business valuation analyst and CPA

William B. "Bill" Redpath is a Libertarian from Perrysburg, Ohio. He grew up in Findlay and retired in 2023 after a 38-year career in business valuation. He ran in the May 5, 2026 Libertarian primary and is certified for the November 3, 2026 special general election for the rest of the U.S. Senate term ending January 3, 2029.

Where Redpath stands

Cost of living: Supports ending all tariffs, not only the Trump administration's. He says Americans pay over 90% of tariffs through higher prices and calls this a pro-consumer trade policy.
Taxes and business costs: Proposes scrapping the Internal Revenue Code for the Tax Foundation's Growth and Opportunity plan: a 20% flat tax on individual income with a family allowance to protect low-income households.
Entitlements and federal debt: Calls entitlement reform his top priority. Proposes a benefit ceiling, a higher retirement age and indexing benefit growth to prices instead of wages for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
Health care: Supports moving away from employer-based health insurance by ending its tax exclusion. He says this would create a more competitive individual insurance market with more power for consumers.
National security and military spending: Supports ending the U.S. war with Iran and withdrawing military bases from the Middle East. He says military spending could then be cut by 40%.
Elections and party system: Says he is running so there is a Libertarian voice in the race and supports a multiparty electoral system.

Background

Education: Findlay (Ohio) High School, 1975; BA in Economics and Political Science, Indiana University, 1978; MBA, University of Chicago, 1980
Auditor and accountant at Arthur Andersen (Cincinnati), WISH-TV (Indianapolis), and ABC and NBC (New York), about 1980–1985
Business valuation specialist in media and telecommunications at BIA Advisory Services and Summit Ridge Group, about 38 years; retired 2023
Active CPA license in Ohio and Illinois; CFA (Retired); Accredited Senior Appraiser (Retired)
Has never held elected or appointed public office
Member of the Libertarian National Committee for about 25 years (1989–1993 and 2003–2020); Chair 2006–2010; served as Treasurer
Libertarian Party National Ballot Access Coordinator; inducted into the LP Hall of Liberty, 2016
Nine-time Libertarian candidate for public office

In the news

Ohio candidates for US Senate on affordability, data centers, healthcare access and more Ideastream Public Media (Sound of Ideas), October 13, 2026
Libertarian Redpath seeks Ohio U.S. Senate seat Nov. 3 Mason-Deerfield Times, October 6, 2026

Also running for United States Senate (Unexpired Term Ending 01/03/2029)

Sherrod Brown Democratic
Jon Husted Republican
Greg Levy Other-party candidate

Sources

Last researched October 22, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.