Biography
Rebecca Whiting, of Bemidji, is the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate. An Army veteran who served as a combat medic, she describes herself as a homeschooling mother and farmer in northern Minnesota. She also ran for this seat in 2024, when she received 1.7% of the vote, and is running on ending U.S. foreign wars and reducing the national debt.[1][2][3]
Whiting was born in Picayune, Mississippi, and earned a high school diploma from Picayune High School and a bachelor's degree from American Military University in 2010.[1] She served in the U.S. Army from 2004 to 2007; in a 2024 Ballotpedia survey she said she was a combat medic in Iraq in 2004-05 and 2006-07.[1]
Her career experience includes work as a farmer, baker and small business owner, and she describes herself as a homeschooling mother who raises a large family on a small farm in northern Minnesota.[1] In KAXE's election guide she listed her employment as a farmer and owner of Dirty Goat Farm & Bakery, and said she is a board member of Bemidji's Natural Choice Farmers Market and chair of the Libertarian Party of Minnesota.[3]
Whiting ran as the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024, finishing third with 55,215 votes (1.7%) behind Amy Klobuchar and Royce White.[1]
- 1.Rebecca Whiting · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.U.S. Senate 2026 Election Guide · KAXE · 2026-09-25 News report
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.