William Bruce Redpath (born October 9, 1957) is a former Chairman, Treasurer and At-Large Representative of the
Libertarian National Committee
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, and past Chairman of the
Virginia Libertarian State Committee. An eight time candidate for public office, he is the
Libertarian Party of Illinois
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nominee for
United States Senate
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in 2022. In 2020, he was the
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candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in
Illinois's 6th congressional district
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Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
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.
Background
Born and raised in
Findlay, Ohio
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, Redpath graduated from
Indiana University
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and then earned an
MBA
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from the
University of Chicago
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.
He is a
Certified Public Accountant
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currently licensed in
Virginia
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, a
Chartered Financial Analyst
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, and an Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation in the
American Society of Appraisers
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. He also holds the Accredited in Business Valuation designation from the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has earned the
Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement from the
CFA Institute
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.
Political career and activities
Redpath joined the Libertarian Party in 1984. He is noted within the Libertarian Party for his
ballot access
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work; during his tenure as chairman of the LP's Ballot Access Committee, the party's presidential ticket achieved ballot access in all 50 states in two consecutive elections (
1992
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and
1996
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). It was the first time that a minor party's presidential ticket appeared on the ballot in all 50 states and DC in successive presidential elections. Since his involvement in national ballot access efforts, the Libertarian Party has had a presidential ticket on the ballot in all 50 states and DC in five of the last eight presidential elections.
He served as Chair of the
Libertarian Party of Virginia
The Libertarian Party of Virginia (LPVA) is the Virginia affiliate of the Libertarian Party.
Ballot laws Ballot access laws
Virginia has one of the most restrictive ballot access laws in the United States.
According to the Code of Virginia s ...
State Committee from 1989 to 1991, and from 2014 to 2016. He twice previously served as the National Treasurer of the
Libertarian National Committee
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, from 1991–1993 and from 2003–2004.
Redpath ran for the
Virginia House of Delegates
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in 1993, and for the
Virginia Senate
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in a special election in 1998. He was the Libertarian candidate for
Governor of Virginia
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Oath of office
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in
2001
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, receiving 0.8% of the vote. The theme of his campaign was "Anything That's Peaceful," the title of a book on libertarianism by
Leonard Read
Leonard Edward Read (September 26, 1898 – May 14, 1983) was the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), one of the first free market think tanks in the United States. He wrote 29 books and numerous essays, including the well-k ...
. He proposed a radically democratic electoral reform for Virginia in 2001 –
interactive representation
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.
He was first elected as National Chair of the Libertarian Party by delegates to the 2006
Libertarian National Convention
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in
Portland, Oregon
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in July 2006. He was re-elected by delegates to the
2008 Libertarian National Convention
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in
Denver, Colorado
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on May 26, 2008.
In January 2008, Redpath announced his intention to seek the Libertarian nomination for the
US Senate
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seat being vacated by
Senator
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John Warner
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. On March 29, 2008, the Libertarian Party of Virginia state convention voted to nominate him as the party's official candidate. Redpath received 20,269 votes for 0.55% of the total vote. Redpath was the Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in
Virginia's 10th congressional district
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The district includes all of Clarke County, Fr ...
in 2010. He received 2.20% of the vote.
Redpath opted not to seek a third term as National Chair. In May 2010, he was replaced by Mark Hinkle at the
2010 Libertarian National Convention in
St. Louis, Missouri
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.
Redpath was elected to an At-Large position on the
Libertarian National Committee
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at the 2010 convention and was appointed Treasurer on December 30, 2010 when the previous Treasurer resigned.
In June 2014, Redpath announced his candidacy as a Libertarian for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District seat being vacated by the
Republican
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Representative
Frank Wolf.
On May 28, 2016, Redpath and former US Congressman and 1988 Libertarian Party presidential candidate
Ron Paul
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became the eighth and ninth inductees to the
United States Libertarian Party
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Hall of Liberty.
From 1995 to 2019, Redpath served as Treasurer for
FairVote
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Founded in 1992 as Citizens for Proportional Representation to support the implementation of proportional r ...
in
Takoma Park, Maryland
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, serves on the Board of Citizens in Charge and
Citizens in Charge Foundation
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, and is Treasurer of FairVote Illinois.
In 2020, Redpath was the Libertarian Party candidate to represent
Illinois's 6th congressional district
Illinois's 6th congressional district covers parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties. It is represented by Democrat Sean Casten since 2019.
Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
As of the 2011 redistricting which followed ...
in the US House of Representatives. Redpath ran a campaign on reducing government spending, easing occupational licensing requirements and limiting
qualified immunity
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in the wake of the
murder of George Floyd
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.
Elections
Business career
Redpath is a Managing Director in the Chicago office of Summit Ridge Group, LLC., a valuation and financial consulting firm specializing in Telecom, Satellite and Media. He previously was a Vice President of BIA Advisory Services, LLC (formerly known as BIA/Kelsey), in Chantilly, VA. Before that, he was a Senior Financial Analyst with
NBC
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in New York, an Internal Auditor with
ABC
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in New York, Assistant Financial Manager of
WISH-TV
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in Indianapolis and an auditor with
Arthur Andersen
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in Cincinnati.
Personal
Redpath resides in
West Dundee, Illinois
West Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,686 as of the 2020 US Census. It is considered a far northwest Chicago suburb.
West Dundee lies across the Fox River from East Dundee and Carpentersville.
...
. He lived in
Virginia
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1985–2019, and in
Leesburg, Virginia
Leesburg is a town in the state of Virginia, and the county seat of Loudoun County. Settlement in the area began around 1740, which is named for the Lee family, early leaders of the town and ancestors of Robert E. Lee. Located in the far northea ...
2003-2019.
References
External links
Ballot Access: The View from the Street; A Conversation with Bill Redpath*
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1957 births
Candidates in the 2022 United States Senate elections
Living people
Libertarian National Committee chairs
CFA charterholders
Indiana University alumni
People from Findlay, Ohio
People from Leesburg, Virginia
University of Chicago alumni
University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni
Virginia Libertarians