• KASICH, JOHN R
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Experience: Governor, State of Ohio, 2010-present
Home State: Ohio
Person Website: https://www.johnkasich.com/
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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.

Total: 29
John Kasich Supports 'Moving On' From Gay Marriage Debate

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.

04/15/2016
ANDREW RAFFERTY and KAILANI KOENIG | nbcnews
John Kasich Continues His Pattern Of Making Demeaning Comments To Women

“Are you available? You look great tonight.”

03/30/2016
By Samantha Lachman | The Huffington Post
John Kasich Goes Off On 'Absurd' Arguments For Him To Drop Out Of Presidential Race

“Some people have said, ‘Kasich would be the best president.”

03/27/2016
By Daniel Marans | Huffington Post
John Kasich: Profiling Muslims Is A 'Knee-Jerk' Response To Terror

The Ohio governor’s comments marked a sharp divergence from his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.

03/27/2016
By Daniel Marans | Huffington Post
John Kasich Finds A Reason To Sternly Chide Donald Trump

The front-runner’s implicit call for convention riots was too much.

03/17/2016
By Igor Bobic | The Huffington Post
Kasich won't return Rubio's favor in Florida

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

03/11/2016
By Jim Tankersley | The Washington Post
The other Republican establishment: John Kasich's 'Coalition of the Formers'

They are the “Coalition of the Formers”

03/11/2016
By Philip Rucker and Dan Balz | The Washington Post
John Kasich and Marco Rubio face Judgment Day in their home states on March 15. Both are losing.

Florida and Ohio are almost always two of the most hotly contested states in American presidential politics — in November, not in March.

03/04/2016
By Peter W. Stevenson | The Washington Post
John Kasich Is the New Joe Biden

Kasich's compassion and unguarded speech make him 2016's version of Joe Biden, and the biggest outsider of the presidential race.

02/24/2016
By Nicole Hemmer | The Washington Post
Women Are Not Idiots, Governor Kasich

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.

02/24/2016
By Martha Burk | The Washington Post
Kasich trolls Rubio over Florida polls

“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.

02/23/2016
By Marc Caputo | POLITICO
John Kasich Brags Women 'Left Their Kitchens' To Elect Him Back In The Day

"All the way back, when things were different. Now you call homes, and everybody's working," the GOP hopeful said.

02/22/2016
By Igor Bobic | The Huffington Post
Kasich floats Christie as Cabinet pick

'I like Chris Christie a whole lot,' Kasich said.

02/18/2016
By Eliza Collins | POLITICO
Kasich could change mind on pledge to back GOP pick

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. 

12/09/2015
By Ben Kamisar | The Hill
John Kasich steps up his attacks on Donald Trump

Ames, IowaOhio Gov. John Kasich tweeted out an anti-Trump video created by his campaign just minutes before he spoke at Iowa State University.

11/30/2015
By Kylie Atwood | CBS News
Kasich, Huckabee, Gilmore ready ads they're owed after Trump's SNL appearance

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.

11/27/2015
CBS News
Kasich calls for new federal agency to promote Judeo-Christian values

John Kasich would like to add a new federal agency if he becomes president: one to promote "Judeo-Christian Western values."

11/17/2015
By Eliza Collins | POLITICO
Kasich casts himself as national security candidate

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.

11/17/2015
By Lisa Hagen | The Hill
John Kasich talks marijuana with Stephen Colbert

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.

11/07/2015
By Reena Flores | CBS News
Rising Kasich threatens Bush
08/28/2015
By Jesse Byrnes | The Hill
Total: 12
Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:30 PM CNN Republican Debate
Location: University of Miami in Miami, Florida
Sponsors: CNN, The Washington Times, Salem Media Group
Moderators: Jake Tapper
Thursday, March 3, 2016 9:00 PM Fox News Republican Debate
Location: Fox Theatre in Detroit, Michigan
Sponsors: Fox News
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
Thursday, February 25, 2016 8:30 PM CNN Republican Debate
Location: University of Houston in Houston, Texas
Sponsors: CNN and Telemundo
Moderators: Wolf Blitzer
Saturday, February 13, 2016 9:00 PM CBS News Republican Debate
Location: The Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina
Sponsors: CBS News
Moderators: John Dickerson
Saturday, February 6, 2016 9:00 PM ABC News/IJReview Republican Debate
Location: Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire
Sponsors: ABC News/IJReview Republican Debate
Moderators: David Muir and Martha Raddatz
Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:00 PM Fox News Republican Debate
Location: Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa
Sponsors: Fox News
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
Thursday, January 14, 2016 6:00 PM Fox Business Republican Debate
Location: North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina
Sponsors: Fox Business Network
Moderators: Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 6:00 PM CNN Republican Debate
Location: The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada
Sponsors: CNN, Salem Media Group
Moderators: Wolf Blitzer
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 7:00 PM Fox Business/WSJ Republican Debate
Location: Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sponsors: Fox Business Network, Wall Street Journal
Moderators: Neil Cavuto, Maria Bartiromo, and Gerard Baker
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 6:00 PM CNBC Republican Debate
Location: University of Colorado in Boulder
Sponsors: CNBC
Moderators: Carl Quintanilla, Becky Quick, and John Harwood
Wednesday, September 16, 2015 8:00 PM CNN Republican Primetime Debate
Location: Reagan Library in Simi Valley, CA
Sponsors: Reagan Library Foundation, CNN, Salem Media Group
Moderators: ake Tapper, Dana Bash and Hugh Hewitt
Thursday, August 6, 2015 7:00 PM Fox News Republican Debate
Location: Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH
Sponsors: Fox News, facebook
Moderators: Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

Support
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug

Strongly Support
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements

Oppose
10. Expand the military

Oppose
11. Support & expand free trade

Strongly Support
12. Support American Exceptionalism

Support
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

No Opinion
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

No Opinion
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
Total: 89
Introduced Date Bill Number Bill Title Last Action
05/04/1989 H.R.2239 To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve program stability of major defense acquisition programs by establishing new congressional authorization procedures and improving cost schedule and performance control. 05/04/1989 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
11/05/1988 H.R.4574 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to certain programs under which awards may be made to Federal employees for superior accomplishments or cost savings disclosures, and for other purposes. 11/05/1988 Became Public Law No: 100-611.  (All Actions)
05/25/1988 H.J.Res.378 A joint resolution to designate August 1-8, 1988, as "National Harness Horse Week". 05/25/1988 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.  (All Actions)
05/17/1988 H.R.4499 Omnibus Debt Collection and Credit Management Act of 1988 05/17/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.  (All Actions)
05/06/1988 H.Con.Res.287 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should urge the United Nations Security Council to promptly adopt an arms embargo against Iran and Iraq. 05/06/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.  (All Actions)
02/08/1988 H.R.3898 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to clarify and strengthen the authority of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, and for other purposes. 02/08/1988 Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.  (All Actions)
12/28/1987 H.Res.334 A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the ratification by the Senate of the INF Treaty. 12/28/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.  (All Actions)
10/20/1987 H.R.2873 A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department to enter into any overseas contract that allows for the payment of severance pay greater than the typical rate of severance pay in the United States or that requires the Government to reimburse a contractor for overseas banking services for bad debt expenses. 10/20/1987 Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.  (All Actions)
10/05/1987 H.R.3373 A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States of all products of Iran. 10/05/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.  (All Actions)
05/11/1987 H.R.2367 A bill to extend for two years the authority of the Internal Revenue Service to offset against tax refunds the amount of certain debts owed the Government. 05/11/1987 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
05/07/1987 H.R.2242 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to improve the awards program under which the Government recognizes superior accomplishments of Federal employees. 05/07/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service.  (All Actions)
04/27/1987 H.R.1730 A bill to provide for the establishment of a Joint Committee on Intelligence. 04/27/1987 Referred to Subcommittee on Rules of the House.  (All Actions)
02/25/1987 H.R.1254 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for employers which provide onsite day care services for dependents of their employees. 02/25/1987 Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)
07/15/1986 H.R.5124 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, commercially available products are used to fulfill equipment and supply requirements of the Department of Defense. 07/15/1986 Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.  (All Actions)
07/07/1986 H.R.5125 Federal Credit Management and Debt Collection Improvements Act of 1986 07/07/1986 Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.  (All Actions)
05/08/1986 H.R.4659 Omnibus Debt Collection and Credit Management Act of 1986 05/08/1986 Subcommittee Hearings Held.  (All Actions)
04/11/1986 H.R.4313 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve program stability of major defense acquisition programs by establishing new congressional authorization procedures and improving cost schedule and performance control. 04/11/1986 Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.  (All Actions)
12/23/1985 H.R.3915 A bill to regulate travel in the United States of citizens from the Soviet Union and eastern bloc countries. 12/23/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.  (All Actions)
10/31/1985 H.R.3519 Security Clearance Information Act of 1985 10/31/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.  (All Actions)
05/10/1985 H.R.2304 A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to limit payments to defense contractors for the expenses of air travel. 05/10/1985 Referred to Subcommittee on Investigations.  (All Actions)
Total: 2048
Date Bill Number Bill Title Result Vote
12/28/2000 H.R.3594 Installment Tax Correction Act of 2000
11/09/2000 H.J.Res.102 Recognizing that the Birmingham Pledge has made a significant contribution in fostering racial harmony and reconciliation in the United States and around the world, and for other purposes.
11/08/2000 H.R.5613 To require an extension of the comment periods relating to certain proposed rules.
11/07/2000 H.R.4853 To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1568 South Glen Road in South Euclid, Ohio, as the "Arnold C. D'Amico Station".
11/06/2000 H.R.4315 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3695 Green Road in Beachwood, Ohio, as the "Larry Small Post Office Building".
11/01/2000 H.R.5057 Shambala Wild Animal Protection Act of 2000
10/25/2000 H.Con.Res.426 Concerning the violence in the Middle East. Passed Not Voting
10/18/2000 H.R.4521 To direct the Secretary of the Interior to authorize and provide funding for rehabilitation of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, to authorize funds for maintenance of utilities related to the Park, and for other purposes.
10/17/2000 H.Res.635 Calling on the President to take all appropriate action within his power to provide relief from injury caused by steel imports and to immediately request the United States International Trade Commission to commence an expedited investigation for positive adjustment under section 201 of the Trade Act of 1974 of those steel imports.
10/11/2000 H.R.1441 Truth in Employment Act of 1999
10/04/2000 H.R.534 Motor Vehicle Franchise Contract Arbitration Fairness Act of 2000
09/29/2000 H.R.2710 National Law Enforcement Museum Act
09/19/2000 H.R.4040 Long-Term Care Security Act
09/07/2000 H.R.8 Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000
09/05/2000 H.R.4079 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a comprehensive fraud audit of the Department of Education. Passed Not Voting
07/27/2000 H.Con.Res.388 Recognizing the historic significance of the 100th anniversary of the AAA Ohio Motorists Association, and extending best wishes for the continued success of the organization.
07/27/2000 H.R.3591 To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the Nation. Passed Not Voting
07/26/2000 H.R.4976 Middle East Peace Process Support Act
07/24/2000 H.R.1283 Asbestos Compensation Act of 2000
07/20/2000 H.R.4711 Community Economic Adjustment Act of 2000
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