- Bill Redpath
Infobox Politician
name = Bill Redpath
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birth_date = October 9th, 1957
birth_place = Findlay,Ohio
office = Chairman of the Libertarian Party
term_start = 2006
term_end = 2010
predecessor =Michael Dixon
successor = Incumbent
party = Libertarian Party
religion = AgnosticBill Redpath is the chairman of the
United States Libertarian Party , first elected by delegates to the 2006Libertarian National Convention inPortland, Oregon in July 2006. He was re-elected by delegates to the2008 Libertarian National Convention inDenver, Colorado on May 26, 2008.Born and raised in
Findlay, Ohio , Redpath attendedIndiana University and then earned anMBA from theUniversity of Chicago . Currently a resident ofLeesburg, Virginia , Redpath is the Vice President of a financial consulting firm.Redpath joined the Libertarian Party in 1984, and served as chairman of the Virginia Libertarian Party from 1989–1991, and the national treasurer for the Libertarian Party from 1991–1993 and from 2003–2004. He ran twice for the
Virginia state legislature in the 1990s and for Governor of Virginia in 2001 receiving 0.8% of the vote. He is noted with the Libertarian Party for hisballot access work; during his tenure as chairman of the LP's Ballot Access Committee, the LP achieved ballot access in all 50 states in two consecutive elections (1992 and 1996) Redpath currently serves as Treasurer forFairVote [ [http://www.fairvote.org/about_us/redpath.htm Center for Voting and Democracy ] ] inTakoma Park, MD and is on the Advisory Committee of Virginians forInstant Runoff Voting [ [http://www.virv.org/?page=organization.html Virginians for Instant Runoff Voting ] ] .In January 2008, Redpath announced his intention to seek the Libertarian nomination for the
US Senate seat being vacated by SenatorJohn Warner . [ [http://www.mail-archive.com/announce@lpva.com/msg00031.html [LPVA Announce Redpath for Senate announcement ] ] On March 29, 2008, the Libertarian Party of Virginia state convention voted to nominate him as the party's official candidate. [ [http://www.lpva.com/ LPVA - Libertarian Party of Virginia ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.redpath2008.com Redpath for Senate 2008]
* [http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/case/3pt/redpath.html Ballot Access: The View from the Street; A Conversation with Bill Redpath]
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