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

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: "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," Redpath said in our questionnaire. 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."

Professional credentials: "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," Redpath said in our questionnaire.

Experience and public service

Redpath said in our questionnaire that he has "never been elected or appointed to a public office."

Party service: "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," Redpath said in our questionnaire.

Accomplishments: Asked what evidence he can handle the job, Redpath said in our questionnaire: "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."

On the issues

Top priority: Asked the single most important issue facing the Senate, Redpath said in our questionnaire: "The most important issue that the US Senate needs to address is Entitlement Reform. The US will face a Federal debt crisis sometime in the future unless it addresses reform of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid."

Economy and cost of living: "Congress should eliminate not just Trump's tariffs, but all tariffs. … I support a policy of unilateral free trade, whereby no tariffs are applied to any purchases by Americans of goods or services from foreign entities, regardless of the trade policies of the other nation," Redpath said in our questionnaire.

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."

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