# William Redpath **William Redpath** is the [[Libertarian Party]] candidate for the U.S. Senate in Ohio in 2026, running in the [[OH-Sen-2026-Special]] election against the appointed Republican incumbent [[Jon Husted]]. The FEC's register lists him under candidate ID **S6OH00429** with the party code `LIB`. ## Why he's on the map He is the clearest example in the 2026 cycle of a candidate who became the **instrument** of other people's spending. - **[[Buckeye Freedom PAC]]**, which does not disclose its donors, has reported more than **$3.8 million** on advertising, texts and mail promoting him while attacking [[Jon Husted]], according to [[CNN]]'s 31 October 2026 investigation. Redpath told CNN he had never met the committee's treasurer and did not know where its money came from. - **[[Principled Patriots PAC]]**, a California committee with an entirely traceable $250,000 of funding, spent **$10,435.58** promoting him and the identical sum opposing Husted on 30 October 2026. The two committees have no established connection to each other, and an independent expenditure is by definition uncoordinated with the candidate it names. Nothing on the record suggests Redpath sought, directed or welcomed any of it. ## What this page still needs His biography and long record in Libertarian Party politics, his own campaign's finances, and his Ohio ballot and polling position. None of that is established here. ## Connections - [[OH-Sen-2026-Special]] · [[Jon Husted]] · [[Libertarian Party]] - [[Buckeye Freedom PAC]] · [[Principled Patriots PAC]]