Bill Redpath
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William Redpath is the current Treasurer and immediate past National Chair of the United States Libertarian Party, first elected by delegates to the 2006 Libertarian National Convention
in Portland, Oregon
in July 2006. He was re-elected by delegates to the 2008 Libertarian National Convention
in Denver, Colorado
on May 26, 2008.
Born and raised in Findlay, Ohio
, Redpath graduated from Indiana University
and then earned an MBA from the University of Chicago
. Currently a resident of Leesburg, Virginia
, Redpath is a Vice President of BIA Kelsey, a financial consulting firm in media and telecommunications. Previously, he was a Senior Financial Analyst with NBC
in New York, an Internal Auditor with ABC
in New York, Assistant Financial Manager of WISH-TV
in Indianapolis and an auditor with Arthur Andersen
in Cincinnati.
Redpath joined the Libertarian Party in 1984. He is noted within the Libertarian Party for his ballot access
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 and 1996). 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.
He served as Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Virginia
from 1989 to 1991. He twice previously served as the National Treasurer of the Libertarian National Committee
, from 1991–1993 and from 2003–2004.
Redpath ran for the Virginia House of Delegates
in 1993, and for the Virginia Senate in a special election in 1998. He was the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Virginia
in 2001 Governor of Virginia
, receiving 0.8% of the vote. The theme of his campaign was "Anything That's Peaceful," which is the title of a book on libertarianism written in the 1964 by Leonard Read
. Ironically, the cover of the then current edition of the book was a drawing of The Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center.
In January 2008, Redpath announced his intention to seek the Libertarian nomination for the US Senate seat being vacated by Senator
John Warner
. 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
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.
Redpath was elected to an At-Large position on the Libertarian National Committee
at the 2010 convention and was appointed Treasurer on December 30, 2010 when the previous Treasurer resigned.
Redpath currently serves as Treasurer for FairVote
in Takoma Park, MD, serves on the Board of Citizens in Charge and Citizens In Charge Foundation
and is on the Advisory Committee of Virginians for Instant Runoff Voting.
Redpath is a Certified Public Accountant
currently licensed in Virginia
, a Chartered Financial Analyst
, and an Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation in the American Society of Appraisers. 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
.
Libertarian National Convention
The Libertarian National Convention is held every two years by the United States Libertarian Party to choose members of the Libertarian National Committee, and to conduct other party business...
in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
in July 2006. He was re-elected by delegates to the 2008 Libertarian National Convention
2008 Libertarian National Convention
The 2008 Libertarian National Convention was held from May 22 to May 26, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel in Denver, Colorado...
in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
on May 26, 2008.
Born and raised in Findlay, Ohio
Findlay, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...
, Redpath graduated from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
and then earned an MBA from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. Currently a resident of Leesburg, Virginia
Leesburg, Virginia
Leesburg is a historic town in, and county seat of, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. Leesburg is located west-northwest of Washington, D.C. along the base of the Catoctin Mountain and adjacent to the Potomac River. Its population according the 2010 Census is 42,616...
, Redpath is a Vice President of BIA Kelsey, a financial consulting firm in media and telecommunications. Previously, he was a Senior Financial Analyst with NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
in New York, an Internal Auditor with ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
in New York, Assistant Financial Manager of WISH-TV
WISH-TV
WISH-TV, virtual channel 8, is the CBS-affiliated television station for Central Indiana licensed to Indianapolis. Owned by the LIN TV Corporation, WISH-TV is part of a duopoly with MyNetworkTV affiliate WNDY-TV and the two share studios on North Meridian Street at the north end of Indianapolis'...
in Indianapolis and an auditor with Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations...
in Cincinnati.
Redpath joined the Libertarian Party in 1984. He is noted within the Libertarian Party for his ballot access
Ballot access
Ballot access rules, called nomination rules outside the United States, regulate the conditions under which a candidate or political party is either entitled to stand for election or to appear on voters' ballots...
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 and 1996). 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.
He served as Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Virginia
Libertarian Party of Virginia
The Libertarian Party of Virginia is the Virginia affiliate of the Libertarian Party. The state chair is Bill Wood. The state vice chair is Jim Lark.- External links:*...
from 1989 to 1991. He twice previously served as the National Treasurer of the Libertarian National Committee
Libertarian National Committee
The Libertarian National Committee controls and manages the affairs, properties, and funds of the United States Libertarian Party. It is composed of the party officers, five at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and a theoretical maximum of ten regional...
, from 1991–1993 and from 2003–2004.
Redpath ran for the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...
in 1993, and for the Virginia Senate in a special election in 1998. He was the Libertarian candidate for Governor of Virginia
Governor of Virginia
The governor of Virginia serves as the chief executive of the Commonwealth of Virginia for a four-year term. The position is currently held by Republican Bob McDonnell, who was inaugurated on January 16, 2010, as the 71st governor of Virginia....
in 2001 Governor of Virginia
United States gubernatorial elections, 2001
The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2001 were held on November 6, 2001. Two states voted to select a governor, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures.-Election results:-References:...
, receiving 0.8% of the vote. The theme of his campaign was "Anything That's Peaceful," which is the title of a book on libertarianism written in the 1964 by Leonard Read
Leonard Read
Leonard E. Read was an American economist and the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, which was the first modern free market think tank in the United States....
. Ironically, the cover of the then current edition of the book was a drawing of The Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center.
In January 2008, Redpath announced his intention to seek the Libertarian nomination for the US Senate seat being vacated by Senator
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
John Warner
John Warner
John William Warner, KBE is an American Republican politician who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and as a five-term United States Senator from Virginia from January 2, 1979, to January 3, 2009...
. 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
Virginia's 10th congressional district
Virginia's Tenth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The residents of the 10th District are currently represented by Republican Congressman Frank Wolf, first elected to the 10th's seat in the U.S...
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
Mark Hinkle
Mark Hinkle is an American libertarian activist and businessman. He is the National Chairman of the United States Libertarian Party. He was elected by the delegates of the 2010 Libertarian National Convention in St...
at the 2010 Libertarian National Convention
2010 Libertarian National Convention
The 2010 Libertarian National Convention was a biennial convention of the Libertarian Party that was held in St. Louis, Missouri from Friday May 28 to Monday May 31, 2010....
in St. Louis, Missouri.
Redpath was elected to an At-Large position on the Libertarian National Committee
Libertarian National Committee
The Libertarian National Committee controls and manages the affairs, properties, and funds of the United States Libertarian Party. It is composed of the party officers, five at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and a theoretical maximum of ten regional...
at the 2010 convention and was appointed Treasurer on December 30, 2010 when the previous Treasurer resigned.
Redpath currently serves as Treasurer for FairVote
FairVote
FairVote is a U.S. non-profit organization based in Takoma Park, Maryland, whose mission is to achieve universal access to participation, a full spectrum of meaningful ballot choices and majority rule with fair representation for all...
in Takoma Park, MD, serves on the Board of Citizens in Charge and Citizens In Charge Foundation
Citizens In Charge Foundation
The Citizens in Charge Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization based in Virginia. The Foundation is the only national organization dedicated to promoting the initiative & referendum process....
and is on the Advisory Committee of Virginians for Instant Runoff Voting.
Redpath is a Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Public Accountant is the statutory title of qualified accountants in the United States who have passed the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination and have met additional state education and experience requirements for certification as a CPA...
currently licensed in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, a Chartered Financial Analyst
Chartered Financial Analyst
The Chartered Financial Analyst Program is a graduate level self-study program offered by the CFA Institute to investment and financial professionals...
, and an Accredited Senior Appraiser in Business Valuation in the American Society of Appraisers. He also holds the Accredited in Business Valuation designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Founded in 1887, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants is the national professional organization of Certified Public Accountants in the United States, with more than 370,000 CPA members in 128 countries in business and industry, public practice, government, education, student...
and has earned the Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement from the CFA Institute
CFA Institute
CFA Institute is headquartered in the United States of America at Charlottesville, Virginia, with offices in Hong Kong and London. Formerly known as the Association for Investment Management and Research , CFA Institute awards the Chartered Financial Analyst designation...
.