Rebecca Whiting
TLDR: Rebecca Whiting is a U.S. Army veteran who served two tours in Iraq as a combat medic, in Ramadi (2004–05) and Baghdad (2006–07). She lives on a farm near Bemidji, runs a bakery, and homeschools her children. She chairs the Libertarian Party of Minnesota and serves on the board of Bemidji's Natural Choice Farmers Market. She was also the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024, when she won 1.7% of the vote (55,215 votes) against Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
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Rebecca WhitingLibertarian- Running for
- U.S. Senate (MN)
- Now
- Chair, Libertarian Party of Minnesota
- Work
- Farmer; owner of Dirty Goat Farm & Bakery
- Lives in
- Bemidji
- Background
- U.S. Army, 2004–2007; combat medic on two Iraq tours (Ramadi 2004–05, Baghdad 2006–07) whiting4senate.us
- Born in Picayune, Mississippi; bachelor's degree, American Military University (2010) ballotpedia.org
- Chair of the Libertarian Party of Minnesota; board member, Bemidji's Natural Choice Farmers Market kaxe.org
- 2024 Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate: 1.7% (55,215 votes) ballotpedia.org
- Website
- whiting4senate.us
- Raised
- $1,257, $1,257 on hand fec.gov
- Interviews
- KAXE 2026 Election Guide
- Also running
- Marisa Simonetti (Independent), Peggy Flanagan (DFL), Michele Tafoya (Republican)
Q: Where does Whiting stand on cost of living?
A: Says the answer is "stopping the destruction of the dollar" and removing "regulatory burdens on small producers."
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Whiting stand on immigration?
A: Supports making the process for citizenship or legal work authorization "free and fast."
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Whiting stand on health care?
A: Calls the VA "a failed system" and wants veterans' care opened to the private market.
whiting4senate.usQ: Where does Whiting stand on abortion?
A: Replying to a voter on her campaign Facebook page in 2024, said "murder already is illegal, and we should quit trying to redefine what a human is based on their stage of development," and that she wants a culture in which abortion is "unconscionable." Said she would need to see how any law was written to make sure "emergency medical issues" were not affected.
facebook.comQ: Where does Whiting stand on tariffs and trade?
A: Says "we need to stop the regulatory burdens on small producers" and the taxes and tariffs on imported goods.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Whiting stand on foreign policy / war?
A: Wants to "stop the forever wars"; says that unless the U.S. is attacked it should not use its military abroad, and calls for bringing troops home and a policy of non-intervention.
whiting4senate.usQ: Where does Whiting stand on national debt / the dollar?
A: Wants to slow the growth of the "national debt" and balance budgets; her campaign site calls for ending the Federal Reserve.
kaxe.orgQ: Where does Whiting stand on surveillance?
A: Wants to end "the police state" by cutting funding for government surveillance systems.
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- Endorsed by
- Libertarian Party of Minnesota
