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John Kasich
Governor of Ohio
Incumbent
In office
January 10, 2011 - Present
Years in position 1
PartyRepublican
Prior offices
U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio, 12th District
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 2001
Personal
BirthdayMay 13, 1952
Websites
Office website

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John Richard Kasich (b. May 13, 1952) is the current Republican Governor of Ohio. He was first elected on November 2, 2010 and assumed office on January 10, 2011. Before his election to the buckeye state's top seat, he served in the Ohio State Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.

Biography

Kasich grew up in McKees, Pennsylvania, first moving to Ohio to attend college. There, he joined the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity and studied political science.

After graduating, he joined the Ohio Legislative Services Commission, moving over to work directly for Buz Lukens, a state Senator at the time, for three years before beginning his own political career.

After losing both his parents in a 1987 auto accident, Kasich converted from Roman Catholicism to evangelical Christianity. He is amicably divorced from his first wife, Mary Lee Griffith, and has been married to Karen Waldbillig since 1997. Together, they have two daughters.

Education

  • B.A. Ohio State University, 1974

Career

Kasich began his career in politics as a legislative aide to Ohio State Senator Donald Lukens. In 1978 he was elected to the Ohio State Senate. He served through 1982, when he was then elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congress

Kasich served 9 terms in the House, from 1983 through 2001. In 1996 Bob Dole considered Kasich a potential running-mate for his presidential bid, ultimately choosing instead to run with Jack Kemp.[1]

In 1993, Kasich was the Ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee. Kasich co-authored the Penny-Kasich Plan, an alternative deficit reduction bill to President Bill Clinton's plan. The bill failed by only six votes.[2]

"Heartland with John Kasich" 2007

Kasich was chair of the congressional committee on welfare reform in 1994. Kasich assisted Republicans who supported President's Clinton's Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994 in designing ways to reduce the bill's cost, thereby helping it pass the House. His support of the bill put him at odds with gun rights advocates and much of the Republican base.[3]

Fox News

From 2001 through 2007, John Kasich was a Fox News Channel host and contributor. His show "Heartland with John Kasich" was on Fox News from 2001 to April 21, 2007. During that time he was also a frequent guest host on "The O'Reilly Factor," and contributor to a variety of Fox News programs including "Hannity and Colmes."[4]

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

John Kasich has endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [5]

Elections

2010

Kasich declared his candidacy for Governor of Ohio in June of 2009[6]. On January 14, 2010 Kasich selected Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor as his running mate.[7]

In an Ohio first, Kasich initially announced his running mate on social network website Twitter.com.[8][9] Kasich has been critical of the GOP with regard to adoption of new media. His campaign takes advantage of all the major online networking sites.[10]

In January of 2010, John Kasich was also ahead of incumbent Governor Ted Strickland in most major polling.[11]

On November 2, 2010, Kasich defeated incumbent Strickland in the election.[12]

Campaign donors

Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of John Kasich's donors each year.[13] Click [show] for more information.


See also

External links

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References

  1. ↑ The Last Cookie On The Plate
  2. ↑ Richard Lacayo, Time Magazine, Remember the Deficit?
  3. ↑ It oughta be a crime - Omnibus Crime Bill of 1994, National Review, 9/12/1994
  4. ↑ John Kasich at IMDB
  5. ↑ Examiner.com, "Ohio Gov., Lt. Gov. endorse Romney, but Kasich won't be with Romney in Lorain," April 19, 2012
  6. ↑ It's official: Kasich in governor's race
  7. ↑ Kasich Picks Ohio Auditor as Running Mate
  8. ↑ John R. Kasich on Twitter
  9. ↑ Redstate.com
  10. ↑ The GOP: Luddites or high tech?
  11. ↑ Kasich vs. Strickland
  12. ↑ "John Kasich names staff members," Dayton Business Journal, November 3, 2010
  13. ↑ Follow the Money.org
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