Bill Redpath for U.S. Senate
Libertarian Solutions for Our Times
I’m Bill Redpath, Libertarian, running in the special election for the U.S. Senate in Ohio for 2026. My platform combines conservative stances on economic issues and generally liberal positions on social issues.
My core philosophy: people should be able to live their own lives as they choose, without interference, as long as they do not harm other people or their property. To that end, my campaign calls for reduced government spending, lower taxes and real respect for civil liberties.
That is the philosophy behind the positions I take on the issues of this election.
Bill Redpath on the Issues
REPEAL NOT JUST TRUMP’S TARIFFS, REPEAL ALL TARIFFS
I support a policy of unilateral free trade. The United States should end all tariffs on imported goods and services, regardless of the policies of other nations. US tariffs are mostly paid by the American people. They are a tax on all Americans and make us poorer. Unilateral free trade is a pro-consumer trade policy, and we are all consumers. This is the policy that is fairest overall and will generate the greatest prosperity for the American people, and it will help the cause of international peace.
REDUCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING
Aside from badly needed changes to entitlement programs, I call for the elimination of the Departments of Education and Housing & Urban Development, as well as an end to all corporate welfare and farm subsidies. I favor an immediate end to such welfare and subsidies, but at the very least, they should be phased out over no more than ten years.
Victimless Crime
Repeal all Federal laws regarding consensual crimes. As with the end of alcohol prohibition, the Federal government should end its drug prohibition and allow the states to address this issue. Also, the Federal government should repeal its prohibition of online gambling and allow Americans the freedom to gamble, if they so choose, from the privacy of their own homes.
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Bill Redpath – Libertarian Leader
Bill Redpath has a lifetime commitment to the Libertarian Party and Libertarian Philosophy.
Active in the Party
He is a former Chairman of the LNC, having served two terms in that position from 2006 to 2010. He has served on the LNC from 1989 to 1993, and again from 2003 to 2020.
Redpath is one of 14 inductees into the Libertarian Party’s Hall of Liberty, having been inducted in 2016 with former US Representative Ron Paul.
A Proven Candidate
He has run for office as a Libertarian candidate eight times before; specifically, he ran for the Virginia House of Delegates (1993), the Virginia Senate (special election in January 1998), Governor (2001), U.S. Senate (2008 & 2022) and US House, Tenth District of Virginia (2010 & 2014).
Committed to Voter Choice
Bill is perhaps best known within the Libertarian Party for his work on ballot access. He served as Chairman of the Libertarian Party Ballot Access Committee from 1990 to 1997 and is currently again in that position. In 1992 and 1996, the Libertarian Party presidential ticket was on the ballot everywhere in the United States. This marked the first time that a “minor” political party placed its presidential ticket on the ballot in all states in successive presidential elections.
How Limited Government Works
Discover the simple steps to start using my approach and unlock its full experimental capabilities.
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Step One: Elect Libertarians
Choose candidates whose main concerns are Freedom and Peace, not Party and Power.
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Step Two: Support Freedom in Law
We need to tell our elected officials that we want fewer regulations and taxes.
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Step Three: Review Results
Stop voting for a person or a party. Only re-elect politicians who consistently vote for less spending.