William B. Redpath
Special election, unexpired term ending 1/3/2029 (vote for 1). Seat vacated when J.D. Vance resigned to become vice president; winner serves remaining two years of the term Vance was elected to in 2022.
Candidate list checked 2026-10-11 against Ashtabula County BOE
Party: Libertarian
Background
Redpath’s campaign biography describes a 38-year career in business valuation and two terms as chair of the Libertarian National Committee (2006–2010). The campaign biography lists no elected-office service. Bill Redpath campaign biography and platform Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign biography describes his business-valuation career and Libertarian National Committee leadership and lists no elected-office service.
Campaign statements and positions
- Supports ending all U.S. tariffs and unilateral free trade. Bill Redpath campaign biography and platform · Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign says he supports unilateral free trade and ending all tariffs.
- Calls for eliminating the Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development and ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies, immediately or within ten years. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign calls for eliminating the two departments, ending corporate welfare and farm subsidies immediately or phasing them out within ten years.
- Supports a BRAC-style commission to propose Social Security reforms, cash payments to Medicare enrollees, and phasing out federal Medicaid subsidies over ten years. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign describes the proposed Social Security commission, Medicare cash payments, and a ten-year Medicaid subsidy phaseout.
- Would repeal federal laws on consensual crimes, including federal drug prohibition and the federal ban on online gambling, leaving these issues to the states. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign says federal laws on consensual crimes, including drug prohibition and online gambling, should be repealed and left to the states.
- Would replace the federal tax code with the Tax Foundation’s Growth and Opportunity plan, including 20% individual income and distributed-profits tax rates. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign supports replacing the current federal tax code with the named Tax Foundation plan and summarizes its proposed rates.
- Supports ranked-choice voting for single-winner elections and multi-member U.S. House districts under the Fair Representation Act. Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign supports ranked-choice voting for single-winner elections and the Fair Representation Act’s multi-member U.S. House districts.
Voting record
- No legislative voting history is listed in this guide; Redpath’s campaign biography lists business and party roles and no elected-office service. Bill Redpath campaign biography and platform Evidence type: candidate statement · Redpath’s campaign biography lists his business and party background and no elected office; this guide does not include a voting history for him.
Promise and record
This profile lists selected statements from Redpath’s campaign platform. No elected-office voting record is listed here. The selection is not a complete platform and assigns no overall match score. Bill Redpath campaign biography and platform · Bill Redpath campaign issue positions Evidence type: editorial summary · This profile lists selected campaign positions and a limited background record; it does not score them against an equivalent legislative voting record.