- KASICH, JOHN R
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- Experience: Governor, State of Ohio, 2010-present
- Home State: Ohio
- Person Website: https://www.johnkasich.com/
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $19,386,820Coverage End: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: John Richard Kasich
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Karen; 2 Children: Emma, Reese
- Birth Date: 05/13/1952
- Birth Place: McKees Rocks, PA
- Home City: Westerville, OH
- Religion: Christian
Education
- BA, Political Science, Ohio State University, 1974
Political Experience
- Governor, State of Ohio, 2010-present
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 12, 1983-2000
- Candidate, United States President, 2000
- Senator, Ohio State Senate, District 15, 1979-1983
Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees
- Former Member, Policy Committee
- Former Member, Republican Steering Committee
- Managing Director, Barclays Capital, 2008
Professional Experience
- Associate, Schottenstein Stores Corporation, 2008-2010
- Contributor/Host, Fox News, 2001-2009
- Managing Director, Lehman Brothers Investment Banking Division, 2001-2008
- Aide, Ohio State Senate, 1975-1978
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Former Trustee, Concord Counseling Service, Westerville, Ohio
- Presidential Fellow, Ohio State University, 2003-2009
- Honorary Chariman, Recharge Ohio, 2008-2009
Additional Information
Publications:
- Every Other Monday
- Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul
- Courage is Contagious
About John Kasich
John Richard Kasich was born in the industrial town of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. He studied political science at Ohio State University where, through clever maneuvering, good fortune, or both, he managed to convince the University's President to personally deliver a letter written by Kasich to Richard Nixon, then-current occupant of the White House. Expressing admiration and respect for the sitting President, the letter impressed Nixon, who agreed to meet with Kasich in person while Kasich was still a freshman.
A Republican throughout his career, Kasich espouses strong conservative values, and has generally enacted them as Governor. When first elected, he prioritized eliminating Ohio's multibillion-dollar budget shortfall without raising taxes. He signed a balanced budget into law in 2011, and in fact, he has cut taxes in Ohio several times. He is anti-abortion, and signed a controversial bill placing restrictions on the procedure and women's access to it. He also strongly favored a labor law that would have imposed harsh strictures on collective bargaining rights in his state, but when that matter went to a popular vote, the proposition was defeated with 61% opposition.
On the other hand, Kasich has angered many conservatives with his treatment of Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act. While saying he is opposed to most of the law and that he favors the “repeal and replace” goal of the Republican party, he has used increased federal funding made available by the law to strengthen Medicaid in Ohio. Tea Party activists have strongly denounced him for this, and many within the Tea Party refuse to support him because of it.
Republican presidential hopeful John Kasich told MSNBC's Chris Matthews "the court has ruled" on same-sex marriage and he would not advocate for any efforts to ban it, even though he supports traditional marriage.
“Are you available? You look great tonight.”
“Some people have said, ‘Kasich would be the best president.”
The Ohio governor’s comments marked a sharp divergence from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.
The front-runner’s implicit call for convention riots was too much.
the best way to block Donald Trump from winning the Ohio primary next week would be for Rubio supporters there to vote for John Kasich
They are the “Coalition of the Formers”
Florida and Ohio are almost always two of the most hotly contested states in American presidential politics — in November, not in March.
Kasich's compassion and unguarded speech make him 2016's version of Joe Biden, and the biggest outsider of the presidential race.
Governor John Kasich caused quite a stir Tuesday at a presidential candidate forum when he said "women came out of their kitchens" to help him get elected early in his career.
“When it comes to winning home state primaries, John Kasich is in a far superior position when compared to Senator Rubio,” Kasich’s campaign wrote on its blog, which featured three old polls from January that showed Trump destroying Rubio in Florida.
"All the way back, when things were different. Now you call homes, and everybody's working," the GOP hopeful said.
'I like Chris Christie a whole lot,' Kasich said.
Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) floated the prospect of bucking the party's pledge and not supporting Donald Trump if he wins the GOP presidential nominee.
Ames, IowaOhio Gov. John Kasich tweeted out an anti-Trump video created by his campaign just minutes before he spoke at Iowa State University.
John Kasich, Mike Huckabee and Jim Gilmore will be running national security ads free of charge to their campaigns on NBC affiliate stations starting Friday.
John Kasich would like to add a new federal agency if he becomes president: one to promote "Judeo-Christian Western values."
Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday detailed a national security strategy meant to showcase his firm stance against terrorism and an ability to take the reins on foreign policy.
Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich sat down with "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert on Friday to defend his stance against legalizing marijuana just days after Ohio voted against a statewide decriminalization of medical and recreational marijuana.
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