William Henry

William Henry is the Libertarian nominee for Indiana's 2nd District. A U.S. Army and Indiana National Guard veteran and communications professional, he has run for office as a Libertarian since 2020, including Lieutenant Governor (2020) and this seat in 2022 and 2024. He says his priorities include government accountability, individual liberty and veterans' issues.[1]

Henry was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and graduated from Martinsville High School.[1] He served in the U.S. Army and Indiana Army National Guard from 2005 to 2015, with deployments to Afghanistan and Kuwait, working in military public affairs and journalism. He earned the Bronze Star Medal for his journalism work in Afghanistan, and a degree from the U.S. Defense Information School in 2006.[1] According to his 2024 survey, he worked as communications director and later Department Adjutant for The American Legion, Department of Indiana, and has been active with NORML, and he later worked in communications, public relations and nonprofit advocacy. The Indiana Capital Chronicle's voter guide describes him as an Elkhart communications professional and military veteran.[1][3]

Henry was the Libertarian nominee for Indiana Lieutenant Governor in 2020, receiving 11.4% of the vote.[1] In 2022 he sought the Libertarian U.S. Senate nomination and lost at the March 5 convention to James Sceniak. He also ran for the 2nd District seat in the 2022 special and regular elections, receiving about 3.0% in the special, and again in 2024.[1][2] He describes co-founding Liberty Offense, Inc. and running the Food First Initiative, which he says researches the nutritional properties of hemp.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.