Ohio state legislator and investment banker elected to US Congress for nine terms beginning in 1983, succeedingBob Shamansky. Conservative Republican; generally anti-abortion rights, anti-gay rights, pro-death penalty, pro-gun rights. Key sponsor of the 1997 Balanced Budget Act. Supported 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, 1991 Gulf War resolution, 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, 1994 Omnibus Crime Bill, 1998-99Clinton impeachment. Did not seek re-election in 2000, and succeeded in Congress byPat Tiberi.
Dabbled with a Presidential campaign in 2000, and again in 2015. Worked for Fox News for several years. Elected Governor of Ohio in 2010, succeedingTed Strickland. Campaigned calling for elimination of Ohio's state income tax, and scuttling of a planned high-speed rail project. Last name rhymes with "basic."
Father: John Kasich, Sr. (mailman, d. 20-Aug-1987 drunk driver)
Mother: Anne (postal clerk, d. 21-Aug-1987 drunk driver)
Brother: Richard ("Rick")
Sister: Donna
Wife: Mary Lee Griffith (m. 1975, div. 1980, no children)
Wife: Karen Waldbillig Kasich (hospital communications consultant, m. 22-Mar-1997)
Daughter: Emma (twin, b. Jan-2000)
Daughter: Reese (twin, b. Jan-2000)
High School: Sto-Rox High School, McKees Rocks, PA (1970)
University:BA Political Science, Ohio State University (1974)
Governor of Ohio (2011-)
Lehman Brothers Managing Director, Investment Banking Division (2001-08)
US Congressman, Ohio 12th (1983-2001)
Ohio State Senate (1979-83)
Congressional Staff to RepBuz Lukens (1974-78)
Member of the Board ofInvacare (2001-)
Member of the Board ofInstinet
Member of the Board ofWorthington Industries (2001-)
American Legislative Exchange Council
Caring Institute Honorary Trustee
Pioneer PAC
Washington Legal Foundation National Board of Advisors
Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity
Croatian Ancestry
The Heartland with John Kasich Host (2001-07)
The O'Reilly Factor Occasional Guest Host (2005-08)
Fox News Channel (2001-08)
Official Website:
http://www.kasichforohio.com/
Author of books:
Courage is Contagious (1998, non-fiction)
Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul (2006, non-fiction)
Every Other Monday: 20 Years of Life, Lunch, Faith, and Friendship (2010, non-fiction)
AKA John Richard Kasich, Jr.