William B. Redpath is the Libertarian Party's certified candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio's Nov. 3 general election for the rest of an unexpired term. Greg Levy (Independent), Jon Husted (Republican) and Sherrod Brown (Democratic) are also running.

Asked why he is running, Redpath said in our candidate questionnaire: "I wanted there to be a Libertarian voice in the Ohio US Senate election this year, and without me in this race, there wouldn't be one. I want there to be a multiparty electoral system in this nation, and my running as a Libertarian is at least a small step in that direction."

Candidate information

Residence: Perrysburg, Ohio

Birthplace: "Born and raised in Findlay, Ohio," according to his Libertarian Party profile.

Family: "It's just me," Redpath said in our questionnaire.

Education: "Findlay (Ohio) High School, 1975. BA, Indiana University, 1978. MBA, The University of Chicago, 1980," Redpath said in our questionnaire.

Occupation and work history: Redpath said in our questionnaire: "After I earned my MBA degree, I worked as an auditor and accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co. in Cincinnati, WISH-TV in Indianapolis, and ABC and NBC in New York for a total of five years. After that, I had a 38 year career in Business Valuation, specializing in Media & Telecommunications, at BIA Advisory Services in Washington and Summit Ridge Group in Chicago. I retired from that career in 2023."

He added: "I am currently an Editor of Ballot Access News and ballot-access.org, which covers news concerning political candidate ballot access laws in the United States."

Redpath also said: "I hold an active Certified Public Accountant license in Ohio and Illinois. I am also a Chartered Financial Analyst (Retired) with the CFA Institute and an Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation (Retired) with the American Society of Appraisers."

Experience and public service

Redpath said in our questionnaire: "I have never been elected or appointed to a public office. I have been a member of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC) for a total of 25 years, including as Chair of the LNC from 2006 to 2010 and have served as Treasurer several times."

Asked about accomplishments, Redpath said: "I worked non-stop in various financial positions in the private sector for 43 years, while my opponents have largely been in government positions for their entire careers." He added: "In 1992 and 1996, I led the successful efforts to place the LP's presidential ticket on the ballot in all 50 states and DC. This was the first time that a third party accomplished that in successive elections."

He was inducted into the Libertarian Party's Hall of Liberty in 2016, according to his Libertarian Party profile.

On the issues

Top priority — entitlement reform: Redpath said in our questionnaire: "The US will face a Federal debt crisis sometime in the future unless it addresses reform of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid … A combination of a benefit ceiling, raised retirement age, and indexing benefit growth to prices (not wages) should be implemented."

Economy and trade: "Congress should eliminate not just Trump's tariffs, but all tariffs," Redpath said. "Both economic theory and empirical research show that Americans pay over 90% of tariffs through higher prices … I support a policy of unilateral free trade."

Federal spending and taxes: Redpath said in our questionnaire: "The Congress should eliminate the Departments of Education and Housing & Urban Development. All corporate welfare and farm subsidies should be ended … I favor scrapping the entire Internal Revenue Code and replacing it with the Tax Foundation's Growth and Opportunity Tax Reform Plan. This plan has a Flat Tax of 20 percent on individual income combined with a generous family allowance to protect low income households."

Differences from opponents: Asked what sets him apart, Redpath said: "I will stand for both economic freedom and personal freedom to a far greater extent than the other candidates in this race … The Republican Party used to talk a good game of small government, but they don't even do that anymore."