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

Asked why he is seeking office, 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.

Residence: Perrysburg, Ohio.

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

Family: Asked about his family, Redpath said: "It's just me."

Family in politics or government: Asked whether anyone in his family works in politics or government, Redpath said: "No."

Experience and public service

Asked about his 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 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."

Asked about previous elected or appointed offices, Redpath said: "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 what accomplishments show he can handle the job, 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 also cited his ballot-access work: "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: Redpath identified entitlement reform as his top issue, saying 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." He called for "a combination of a benefit ceiling, raised retirement age, and indexing benefit growth to prices (not wages)."

Economy and cost of living: "Congress should eliminate not just Trump's tariffs, but all tariffs," Redpath said. "I support a policy of unilateral free trade … Trade deficits do not mean anything inherently good or bad; they are meaningless."

Federal spending and taxes: Redpath said he supports eliminating the Departments of Education and Housing & Urban Development and ending "all corporate welfare and farm subsidies." He said he favors replacing the tax code with "a Flat Tax of 20 percent on individual income combined with a generous family allowance to protect low income households."

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. He added: "The Republican Party used to talk a good game of small government, but they don't even do that anymore."