Candidate · November 3, 2026
William Eric Henry
On the ballot for U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Indiana's 2nd District1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Libertarian1 |
| Status | Challenger |
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§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.
His campaign website says William Henry served in the U.S. Army and the Indiana Army National Guard from 2005 to 2015, including deployments to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010 and to Kuwait from 2012 to 2013.2 It says he received the Bronze Star Medal in 2010 for his journalism during combat operations in Afghanistan.2 It says he later worked for The American Legion, Department of Indiana, as communications director and then as department adjutant.2 It says he was the Libertarian nominee for lieutenant governor of Indiana in 2020 and has been a candidate in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District in 2022, 2024 and 2026.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says his candidacy is meant to shed light on needs involving federal financial stability, veterans' care and full medical liberty, with an emphasis on federal cannabis legalization.2
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitewilliamhenry.us3,
4 - Facebookfacebook.com/WilliamHenryforCongress4
§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.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website lists reducing federal agency budgets and personnel, eliminating wasteful foreign conflict budget spending, and eliminating fraud, waste and abuse among his issues.5
- Increase overall federal spending
- Hold overall spending near current levels
- Cut overall federal spending
- Cut spending enough to balance the budget within 10 years
His campaign website lists eliminating fraud, waste and abuse among his issues.5
His campaign website lists reducing taxes and reforming tax law among his issues.5
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website lists reducing federal agency budgets and personnel among his issues.5
Guns
His campaign website lists eliminating red flag and domestic spying laws among his issues.5
- Adopt more red flag laws, including a national one
- Leave the choice to each state
- Repeal existing red flag laws and adopt no new ones
Crime, Policing and Prisons
His campaign website lists ending federal cannabis prohibition and expunging all federal cannabis records among his issues.5
Veterans
His campaign website lists expanding community health care programs for veterans, and better integrating records, billing and coding for community health care access, among his issues.5