Ohio State Senate 1979-82, U.S. House Ohio 12th District 1983-2001, ran unsuccessfully for Republican nomination for President in 2000. He is presently a contributor and host on Fox News, mostly on Heartland.
[1] Persistent rumors of homosexuality dating back to the mid 1990s.
Father: (mailman)
Mother: (postal clerk)
Wife: Mary Lee Griffith
Wife: Karen Waldbillig Kasich (hospital communications consultant, m. 22-Mar-1997)
Daughter: Emma
Daughter: Reese
High School: (McKees Rocks, PA)
University: BA Political Science, Ohio State University (1974)
Lehman Brothers Managing Director, Investment Banking Division
US Congressman, Ohio 12th (1983-2001)
Ohio State Senate (1979-83)
American Legislative Exchange Council
Caring Institute Board of Trustees (Honorary)
Pioneer PAC
Washington Legal Foundation National Board of Advisors
Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity
Croatian Ancestry
TELEVISION
The Heartland with John Kasich Host (2001-)
The O'Reilly Factor Guest Host
Author of books:
Courage is Contagious: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the Face of America (1998)
AKA John Richard Kasich