John Kasich presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016
| This article details the experience of John Kasich's top-level staff for his 2016 presidential primary campaign |
| For a more comprehensive overview of Kasich's staff and advisors, see: |
| John Kasich presidential campaign key staff and advisors, 2016 |
For John Kasich's 2016 presidential campaign, Ballotpedia identified the key, decision-making staff members, and the chart below details these staffers' histories up to the time they worked for Kasich. Included is the staffer's role and his or her previous experience advising in electoral campaigns. Linked campaigns indicate those to which other key staffers across the 2016 presidential campaigns have contributed. Hovering over a link for a specific campaign will show you which staffers from other campaigns also worked on that same campaign.
The staffers included are those who were on the campaign when it was suspended in May 2016.
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Chris Schrimpf Spokesperson |
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Fred Davis Media advisor |
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John Weaver Senior advisor |
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Matt Carle 527 group executive director |
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Paul Collins New Hampshire state director |
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Sarah Nelson Independent advisor |
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The following chart is organized by year, detailing when these high-level staffers worked in the same election cycle, either with one another or on separate campaigns.
The only significant overlapping experience among Kasich's top staff came in 2012, when John Weaver, Paul Collins, and Fred Davis all worked together on Jon Huntsman's presidential campaign.
| Year | Campaign | Staffer |
| 1976–1982 | ||
| 1983 | John H. Sununu gubernatorial | Paul Collins |
| 1984 | John H. Sununu gubernatorial | Paul Collins |
| 1985 | ||
| 1986 | John H. Sununu gubernatorial | Paul Collins |
| Bill Clements gubernatorial | John Weaver | |
| 1987–1995 | ||
| 1996 | John E. Sununu U.S. House | Paul Collins |
| Steve Forbes presidential | Paul Collins | |
| Morry Taylor presidential | Fred Davis | |
| Phil Gramm presidential | John Weaver | |
| 1997 | ||
| 1998 | John E. Sununu U.S. House | Paul Collins |
| 1999 | ||
| 2000 | John McCain presidential | John Weaver |
| John E. Sununu U.S. House | Paul Collins | |
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | John E. Sununu U.S. Senate | Paul Collins |
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | George W. Bush presidential | Fred Davis |
| George Voinovich U.S. Senate | Matt Carle | |
| 2005 | ||
| 2006 | Sonny Perdue gubernatorial | Chris Schrimpf |
| Mike DeWine U.S. Senate | Matt Carle | |
| Brian Krolicki lieutenant gubernatorial | Sarah Nelson | |
| 2007 | ||
| 2008 | John McCain presidential | Fred Davis |
| John Weaver | ||
| Mitt Romney presidential | Sarah Nelson | |
| John E. Sununu U.S. Senate | Paul Collins | |
| 2009 | ||
| 2010 | Rick Snyder gubernatorial | Fred Davis |
| John Weaver | ||
| Christine O'Donnell U.S. Senate | Fred Davis | |
| Meg Whitman gubernatorial | Sarah Nelson | |
| 2011 | ||
| 2012 | Jon Huntsman presidential | Fred Davis |
| John Weaver | ||
| Paul Collins | ||
| Mitt Romney presidential | Sarah Nelson | |
| Scott Walker gubernatorial | Chris Schrimpf | |
| Ovide Lamontagne gubernatorial | Paul Collins | |
| 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Rick Snyder gubernatorial | Fred Davis |
| Ben Sasse U.S. Senate | ||
| David Perdue U.S. Senate | ||
| John Kasich gubernatorial | Matt Carle | |
| Dan Innis U.S. House | Paul Collins |
