William B. Redpath, a Libertarian from Perrysburg, is running for U.S. Senate in Ohio's 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

Party: Libertarian

Hometown: Born and raised in Findlay, Ohio. A resident of Perrysburg, Ohio.

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

Family: "It's just me."

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 holds an active certified public accountant license in Ohio and Illinois, according to the Libertarian Party. He was inducted into the party's Hall of Liberty in 2016.

Experience and public service

Previous offices: "I have never been elected or appointed to a public office," Redpath said in our questionnaire. "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."

Accomplishments: Asked what qualifies him, 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."

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. "The Republican Party used to talk a good game of small government, but they don't even do that anymore … I will work to reverse that and to make the Federal government far smaller and less costly."

On the issues

Top priority — entitlement reform: "The most important issue that the US Senate needs to address is Entitlement Reform," Redpath said. "The US will face a Federal debt crisis sometime in the future unless it addresses reform of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid." He called for "a combination of a benefit ceiling, raised retirement age, and indexing benefit growth to prices (not wages)."

Economy and trade: Redpath said Congress should "eliminate not just Trump's tariffs, but all tariffs." He added: "I support a policy of unilateral free trade … Unilateral free trade is a pro-consumer trade policy, and we are all consumers. It is the real 'America First' policy."

Federal spending and taxes: "The Congress should eliminate the Departments of Education and Housing & Urban Development. All corporate welfare and farm subsidies should be ended," Redpath said in our questionnaire. On taxes, he said: "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."

National security: "The United States should treat the Middle East with benign neglect," Redpath said on his campaign website. In our questionnaire, he said the U.S. "should cease its war with Iran and withdraw its military bases from the Middle East," adding: "With these policies, military spending can be reduced by 40%."

Ohio's general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.