William Henry

William Henry was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. Henry served in the U.S. Army from 2005 to 2015. He graduated from Martinsville High School. Henry earned a degree from United States Defense Information School in 2006. His career experience includes working as an advocate. [1][2]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a lifelong Hoosier, father, military veteran, communications professional, and advocate. I served nearly a decade in the U.S. Army and Indiana Army National Guard, including deployments to Afghanistan and Kuwait, where I worked in military public affairs and journalism. I was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for my journalism work in Afghanistan.

Since leaving military service, I have worked in communications, public relations, nonprofit advocacy, and community organizing. I have previously run for Indiana Lieutenant Governor and for Indiana's 2nd Congressional District, including campaigns in 2022 and 2024. I currently work as an advocate and communications professional and remain active in efforts involving government accountability, individual rights, veterans, and public policy.

I believe elected officials should be accountable to the people they represent and that government should respect individual liberty while being responsible with taxpayer resources. Our current officials are failing citizens. We must vote, legislate, and execute differently to change course.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Government accountability and fiscal responsibility: Government should live within its means and remain accountable to the people. I support eliminating waste, fraud, and unnecessary bureaucracy; reducing federal spending and regulatory burdens; and limiting government programs that unnecessarily intrude into the lives, property, and finances of Americans. Taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize projects that primarily benefit the politically connected or corporations.Privacy, constitutional rights, and limits on surveillance: Americans should not be subjected to unnecessary government surveillance simply because technology makes it possible. I support eliminating unnecessary surveillance programs, reducing the use of automated license-plate readers and facial recognition systems, establishing meaningful limits on government and corporate collection, retention and use of personal data, and requiring appropriate warrants, transparency, oversight, and due process when government seeks information about individuals.A stronger America through service, veterans, constitutional government, and domestic investment: My military service taught me the importance of service, accountability, preparedness, and responsible leadership. I support a strong national defense while opposing unnecessary foreign entanglements and intervention to focus our resources on strengthening American's here at home. That means protecting veterans, private property, local communities, and natural resources; opposing government taking land for corporate interests; and demanding transparency and accountability as data centers consume increasing amounts of land, water, electricity, infrastructure, and taxpayer resources.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am particularly passionate about government accountability, fiscal responsibility, individual liberty, veterans' issues, medical freedom, hemp research and policy, constitutional rights, privacy, national defense, and reducing unnecessary foreign military intervention. I am also particularly interested in food and agricultural policy, including research into the nutritional properties and lawful uses of hemp. Through the Food First Initiative, www.FoodFirst.us, I have achieved success where the USDA and FDA have failed and refused to produce research regarding the nutritional aspects of federally legal hemp, which would encourage and force evidence-based public policy.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

William Henry, an accomplished individual from Indiana, brings a diverse background in advocacy, military service, volunteerism, and professional communications. Serving in the U.S. Army and Indiana Army National Guard from 2005 to 2015, he demonstrated dedication through various deployments and emergencies, earning accolades including the Bronze Star Medal for journalism work during combat in Afghanistan. Transitioning to civilian life, he excelled as communications director for The American Legion, Department of Indiana, and later as Department Adjutant, driving organizational restructuring and legislative advocacy. Henry's commitment to public service extended to exposing fraud within the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs in 2018, despite facing professional risks. He remains active in community service, engaging with organizations like The American Legion and NORML, advocating for veteran support and cannabis law reform. In 2020, he ventured into politics, securing the Indiana Libertarian nomination for lieutenant governor candidate. Henry's journey continued with a congressional candidacy in 2022, focusing on financial stability, defense, veterans care, and medical freedom. Co-founding Liberty Offense, Inc., he remains dedicated to addressing public issues.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Federal Financial Stability – • Reduce taxes • Eliminate wasteful foreign budget spending • Reduce agency budgets and personnel • Eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse • Grow and promote U.S. businesses • Reduce suppressive regulatory hurdles for businessesDefense and Veterans Care – • Strong National Defense for our protection and emergencies • Border policy and protections improvements • Eliminate Red Flag and domestic spying laws • Reduce and end foreign conflict and costly overseas contingency operations and contracts • Expand community healthcare programs for veterans, and better integrate records, billing, and coding for community healthcareFull Medical Freedom – • Define and resolve personal sovereignty, or self-ownership • Regain individual medical and personal decisions • Demand independent review of the vaccine approval and research data • Further protect privacy of patients • End federal cannabis prohibition and expunge all federal cannabis records

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

- Stop sending billions of taxpayer dollars overseas. Use it to take care of our veterans and citizens, or return the funds.

- Remain vocal and resist increases in overall federal taxation and budgeting. Demand all federal agencies audit and prepare to reduce costs immediately.

- Better border policies and security improvements

- Support readiness for the U.S. to maintain the strongest and best trained all-volunteer military force for OUR National Defense

- Vote against overseas spending, proxy wars, and contingency operations and demand we cease all wartime operations not Congressionally approved.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Please visit: https://www.lp.org/platform/

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual.

We hold that all individuals have the right to exercise sole dominion over their own lives, and have the right to live in whatever manner they choose, so long as they do not forcibly interfere with the equal right of others to live in whatever manner they choose.

Governments throughout history have regularly operated on the opposite principle, that the State has the right to dispose of the lives of individuals and the fruits of their labor. Even within the United States, all political parties other than our own grant to government the right to regulate the lives of individuals and seize the fruits of their labor without their consent.

We, on the contrary, deny the right of any government to do these things, and hold that where governments exist, they must not violate the rights of any individual: namely, (1) the right to life — accordingly we support the prohibition of the initiation of physical force against others; (2) the right to liberty of speech and action — accordingly we oppose all attempts by government to abridge the freedom of speech and press, as well as government censorship in any form; and (3) the right to property — accordingly we oppose all government interference with private property, such as confiscation, nationalization, and eminent domain, and support the prohibition of robbery, trespass, fraud, and misrepresentation.

Since governments, when instituted, must not violate individual rights, we oppose all interference by government in the areas of voluntary and contractual relations among individuals. People should not be forced to sacrifice their lives and property for the benefit of others. They should be left free by government to deal with one another as free traders; and the resultant economic system, the only one compatible with the protection of individual rights, is the free market.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Honor, Integrity, and the ability to honestly represent the people from where they stand.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I was a dishwasher and food worker at Chez Jean's French Restaurant in Camby, Ind.

I worked there for the duration of my Summer break in 1997.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Federal fiscal responsibility.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Each person is unique. I do not believe in limiting individuals to fill a position beyond what the Constitution prescribes.

That being said, I believe my personal knowledge and experiences in politics and government have made me better suited to serve.

What do you perceive to be the United States' greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Keeping our federal finances balanced.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Yes

What are your thoughts on term limits?

I support term limits.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Liberty-minded folks

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Compromise is desirable, and always a good thing when all sides can get something by brokering a deal. Effective communication is key when compromising and all sides should be willing to work through all aspects to communicate needs and expectations. We must be able to work with all parties and resolve nonpartisan issues with poise and diplomacy.

What committees interest you?

Committees that have to do with finance, defense and veterans, and medical.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Government, and those who work within, must work in full transparency and be held fully accountable.

Campaign website

Henry's campaign website stated the following:

Federal Financial Stability

Reduce taxes and reform tax law

Eliminate wasteful foreign conflict budget spending

Reduce federal agency budgets and personnel

Eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse

Grow and promote U.S. businesses

Reduce suppressive regulatory hurdles for businesses

National Defense and Veterans Care

Strong National Defense for our protection and emergencies

Support "Defend the Guard" legislation

Border policy and protections improvements

Eliminate Red Flag and domestic spying laws

Reduce and end foreign conflict and costly overseas contingency operations and contracts

Expand community healthcare programs for veterans, and better integrate records, billing, and coding for community healthcare access

Medical Freedom

Define and resolve personal sovereignty, or self-ownership

Regain individual medical and personal decisions

Demand independent review of the vaccine approval and research data

Remove legal protections for vaccines

Further protect privacy of patients

End federal cannabis prohibition and expunge all federal cannabis records[3]

—William Henry's campaign website (2024)[4]

U.S. House Indiana District 2

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Campaign website

Henry's campaign website stated the following:

Financial Stability

Stabilize and reduce federal agency budgets

Cease funding for ineffective programs and excess subsidies

Prevent and prosecute government fraud, waste, and abuse at all levels

Grow and promote U.S. businesses

Reduce administrative needs for permits and licensing and adjust for many career fields

Liquidate government owned unused real property

Defense and Veterans Care

Strong National Defense for our protection and emergencies

Reduce and eventually end foreign conflict and costly overseas contingency operations

Submit legislation for my E-Vet Prompt Care Plan to expand existing VA community healthcare access for veterans, and better integrate records, billing, and coding for community healthcare to accept VA patients promptly for emergencies and other issues related to service connected disabilities

Full Medical Freedom

Define and resolve Personal Sovereignty

Regain 100% of individual medical and personal decisions

More over the counter birth control available to prevent pregnancies, age-appropriate education, encourage strengthening of family units, and parental responsibility

Demand independent review of the vaccine approval process and analytical research data

End federal cannabis prohibition, resolve all past records, and rescind federal code

Afghan citizens were left unarmed and defenseless after U.S. and Coalition Forces took all the semiautomatic and small arms weapons from the citizens. We must protect our right to access firearms, with no compromise. We learned how quickly a government can fail and enemies can conquer a territory by simply looking at what the U.S. and Coalition Forces did in Afghanistan. After a hasty and sloppy withdraw, the Taliban simply took back over with no time to spare.[3]

—William Henry's campaign website (2022)[5]

U.S. Senate Indiana

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

William E. Henry was born in Indianapolis and has remained a lifelong Hoosier. Henry is a military veteran, communications professional, veteran advocate, volunteer, and activist who has worked in public affairs and community relations capacities for private businesses large and small, the non-profit sector, and in the U.S. Armed Forces.

William is a veteran of the U.S. Army and the Indiana Army National Guard from 2005-2015. William served honorably and with distinction, Afghanistan 2009-2010 and Kuwait 2012-2013. Henry earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in Afghanistan.

Henry administrated over The American Legion, Department of Indiana.

Henry helped organize and lead alliances in statewide veteran advocacy.

Henry helped expose corruption, fraud waste, and abuse at the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs.

Henry Ran as the Libertarian Party of Indiana Lieutenant Governor Candidate in the 2020 General Elections.

Henry worked hands-on in a central laboratory for the emergency vaccine trial process. Henry gained personal knowledge and experience of FDA approval process during the peak of viral testing and vaccine data analytics.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Financial Stability – •

Reduce agency budgets, reduce fraud, waste, and abuse •

Grow and promote U.S. businesses •

Reduce regulatory hurdles and foreign trade dependenceDefense and Veterans Care – •

Strong National Defense for our protection and emergencies •

Reduce and eventually end foreign conflict and costly overseas contingency operations and contracts •

Expand community healthcare programs for veterans, and better integrate records, billing, and coding for community healthcareFull Medical Freedom – •

Define and resolve personal sovereignty •

Regain individual medical and personal decisions •

Demand independent review of the vaccine approval and research data •

End federal cannabis prohibition

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Financial Stability

1.

Remain vocal and resist increases in overall federal taxation and budgeting. Demand all federal agencies audit and prepare to reduce costs immediately.

2.

Introduce legislation calling for reductions to regulatory roadblocks and taxes for all levels of business growth here on U.S. soil. This will encourage competition and increase U.S. manufacturing and production to grow our economy, reducing our need and dependence on foreign products. Without sacrificing our environment, we can increase our internal wealth, see better product quality, and increase the overall dollar value.

3.

I will work directly with national financial organizations to immediately and independently assess all government programs and agencies. An independent detailed review of financial data would help identify potential waste and help reduce the scope of government spending in the agencies evaluated. This includes reductions in personnel, property, physical assets, and facilities across all federal departments and agencies.

Defense and Veterans Care

1.

Support readiness for the U.S. to maintain the strongest and best trained all-volunteer military force for OUR National Defense, while calling for reductions in exorbitant spending and needless involvement in overseas contingency and combat operations. I would be vocal and vote against overseas contingency operations outside the scope of our government and challenge all combat and wartime operations outside the U.S. not approve

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Libertarian Principles

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Balance our budget, better govern government, and properly serve my constituents.

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

William E. Henry is an experienced public servant, advocate, activist, military veteran, and citizen journalist. Henry has experience in communications, public relations, and advocacy at the state, national, and federal levels. He brings experience from past military and veteran organizational work, and ongoing organizational efforts in many areas.

Henry is an Indiana Army National Guard and U.S. Army veteran from 2005 to 2015. In that time, Henry worked at the Indiana National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, served on two federal active duty deployments to Afghanistan 2009-2010 and Kuwait 2012-2013, and served on numerous other federal and state activations.

Henry worked for The American Legion, Department of Indiana from 2014 to 2018. There, he helped reestablish the Department Headquarters' communication program and went on to advance within the administration further eventually serving as Adjutant, or chief administrator.

Henry volunteers with The American Legion Nysewander-Bayliff Post 329, in Plainfield, Ind. There, he joins Legionnaires of all ages and war eras who volunteer to help fellow veterans and families in the community. He served as post commander 2019 to 2020.

Henry currently serves as chairman for the Indiana Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, INORML.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

I will work with our legislators to bring changes to ethics and corruption laws concerning legislators and officials throughout the State of Indiana.I have worked hard to organize and establish veterans reform in the Indiana State House. I will continue that dedicated mission to work with our legislators to pass legislation and direct agencies to better care for veterans who have borne the battle.I would work with the state legislature and agencies like the Indiana Department of Agriculture to reform all cannabis laws in the State of Indiana at all levels legislatively, executively, and administratively.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Ethics and Corruption

Veterans

Cannabis law reform

Constitutional Rights

Stop Corporate Pandering

Smaller Government

Less Overall Taxes

More Personal Freedoms

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY