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Summit County, OH ballot

William B. Redpath

Libertarian

U.S. Senator (Unexpired term ending 1-3-2029) · Summit County, Ohio · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Sherrod Brown (Democratic), Jon Husted (Republican), Greg Levy (Other-party candidate)

William Redpath is the Libertarian nominee, a retired media and telecommunications business-valuation professional who became the party's candidate after the original nominee was disqualified. He has never held elected office and campaigns on cutting federal spending, ending tariffs, and repealing laws against victimless crimes.

What this office decides

A U.S. Senator writes and votes on federal law, taxes, and spending, and confirms federal judges and executive appointees. The seat also shapes federal policy on health coverage, immigration, guns, energy, and the use of American force abroad. This is a special election for the rest of a term ending in January 2029.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No Trump statement about Redpath was found. Trump endorsed Republican incumbent Jon Husted in this race, but did not address the Libertarian candidate. source

Who they are

William "Bill" Redpath has never held elected office. He is a Toledo-area (Perrysburg) financial professional with a 38-year career valuing media and telecom businesses at BIA Advisory Services and Summit Ridge Group (Local Candidates). He became the Libertarian nominee after the original candidate, Jeffrey Kanter, was disqualified for insufficient valid petition signatures on March 19, 2026 (Signal Ohio).

Positions

  • Taxes & spending: Wants reduced government spending, elimination of the Departments of Education and HUD, and an end to "corporate welfare and farm subsidies," phased out over up to ten years (billredpath.com).
  • Business & regulation: Backs "unilateral free trade," calling to "end all tariffs on imported goods and services, regardless of the policies of other nations," which he calls "a tax on all Americans" (billredpath.com).
  • Personal freedom: Supports repealing federal laws on "consensual crimes," including ending drug prohibition (leaving it to states) and repealing prohibition of online gambling (billredpath.com).
  • Foreign policy: States that free trade "will help the cause of international peace," not a detailed military-policy stance (billredpath.com).

Record

No elected office held. Redpath has run as a Libertarian eight times before and was inducted into the Libertarian Party's "Hall of Liberty" in 2016 alongside Ron Paul (Libertarian Party).

Money

Redpath for US Senate raised $24,200.39 in total receipts (July 2025-June 2026), including a $5,000 personal loan; spent $23,470.04; had $730.35 cash on hand (FEC).

Recent news

  • 2026-03-19: Ohio disqualified Libertarian primary candidate Jeffrey Kanter for insufficient signatures, clearing Redpath's path to the nomination (Signal Ohio).
  • Campaigned in Boardman, Ohio, on his candidacy (date unspecified) (WKBN).

What we couldn't find

  • No stated position on health care or immigration.
  • No reported endorsements from outside groups.
  • Limited recent news coverage beyond ballot-access reporting.
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