Candidate · November 3, 2026

William B. Redpath

On the ballot for U.S. Senate (special election) · Ohio

LibertarianChallenger
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$55K
cash on hand
$8,255
issues with public statements
13
outside spending for or against
$1.7M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. Senate (special election) · Ohio1,2,3
Party on the ballotLibertarian1,2
StatusChallenger
Also on the ballot

§2Who they are

Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Bill Redpath was born and raised in Findlay, Ohio, and graduated from Findlay High School.4 He earned a bachelor's degree in economics and political science from Indiana University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.4 After accounting and finance jobs at Arthur Andersen, WISH-TV, ABC and NBC, he spent 38 years in business valuation at BIA Advisory Services and Summit Ridge Group, and he holds an active CPA license in Ohio and Illinois.4 He has served on the Libertarian National Committee for a total of 24 years, including as its chair from 2006 to 2010, and has been a Libertarian candidate for public office nine times.4,5

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says his campaign rests on the view that people should be free to live as they choose as long as they do not harm others or their property, and calls for less government spending, lower taxes and respect for civil liberties.5

Websites and accounts

§3What they've said on the issues

Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.

Economy, Jobs and Trade

His campaign website says the United States should end all tariffs on imported goods and services, whatever other countries do.5,6

  1. Lower or remove most tariffs
  2. Targeted tariffs on some countries or goods
  3. Broad tariffs on most imports
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Taxes and Budget

His campaign website says the federal debt is driven by too much spending rather than too little taxing, and calls for reducing federal spending.6

  1. Increase overall federal spending
  2. Hold overall spending near current levels
  3. Cut overall federal spending
  4. Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website supports replacing the current tax code with the Tax Foundation's Growth and Opportunity plan, including a 20% flat tax on individual income with a large family allowance.6

  1. Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
  2. Cut rates further, including the top rate
  3. Keep current rates
  4. Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website supports eliminating most tax credits and deductions except the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit and tax-preferred savings accounts.6

  1. Expand these breaks and make more of them refundable, so families who owe little income tax also benefit
  2. Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
  3. Keep the current breaks
  4. Cut back these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates or deficit reduction
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website supports replacing the current taxes on corporate and pass-through business profits with a 20% tax on distributed profits.6

Education

His campaign website calls for eliminating the Department of Education and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.5,6

  1. Close the department and move or end its programs
  2. Shrink it and give states more control over federal school money
  3. Keep the department and its programs, or expand it
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Agriculture and Rural Life

His campaign website calls for ending all farm subsidies and corporate welfare, immediately or over no more than 10 years.5,6

Health Care

His campaign website says Medicaid should be turned over to the states by phasing out federal funding over 10 years.6

  1. Reduce federal Medicaid spending further, such as by giving states fixed yearly amounts (block grants or per-person limits)
  2. Keep the funding rules set by the 2025 law
  3. Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Immigration

His campaign website says he agrees that all immigration should be allowed except for a small number of people, such as criminals, terrorists, the seriously ill or others who would harm people here.6

  1. Admit more immigrants, such as by adding work visas or clearing family backlogs
  2. Keep green cards and work visas near recent levels
  3. Admit fewer immigrants than in recent years
  4. Pause most new legal immigration for a time
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Foreign Policy and Defense

His campaign website says U.S. participation in the war against Iran is unconstitutional because the president did not seek congressional approval, and that the president should be impeached and removed over it.6

  1. Let the president order military action without needing Congress's approval
  2. Let the president act first, but enforce the 60-day limit and end any action Congress doesn't approve
  3. Require Congress to approve military action in advance, except to defend against an attack
Marked: the option their statement matches.

His campaign website says the United States' special relationship with Israel should end and Israel should be treated like any other allied nation.6

Crime, Policing and Prisons

His campaign website says the federal government should end drug prohibition and leave the issue to the states.5

  1. Keep recreational use against the law
  2. Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
  3. Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
  4. Make it legal for adults to buy and use
Marked: the option their statement matches.

Elections and Government Reform

His campaign website supports ranked-choice voting for single-winner elections, including nationwide for president, and multi-member U.S. House districts.6

  1. Use ranked-choice voting in more elections
  2. Let each state or city decide
  3. Ban ranked-choice voting
Marked: the option their statement matches.

§4Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.

Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.7

Raised$55,256
Spent$47,000
Cash on hand$8,255
Debts owed by the campaign$5,000

Where the money came from

Individual donors$29K · 53%
PACs and other political committees$1,723 · 3%
Political party committees$5,975 · 11%
The candidate's own money (gifts and loans)$18K · 33%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$5 · 0%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $1,676,514 supporting and $0 opposing William B. Redpath this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 23, 2026.8

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
Buckeye Freedom PAC$1,676,514—

Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.

§5Financial disclosures

Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.

Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for William B. Redpath at efdsearch.senate.gov9.