- 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.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich painted a portrait of himself as an independent leader who would strive to bring Americans together in remarks at the Iowa State Fair Tuesday.
Washington (CNN) Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Wednesday he would complete a border fence and crack down on illegal immigration if elected president, but he refused to slam the door on a possible pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants already in the U.S.
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