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Summary

Governor John R. Kasich

Biographical

Current Office: Governor (OH) , Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/02/2010
Next Election: 2014
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

Recent Key Votes

HB 79 - Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion
Legislation (Sign)

Dec. 21, 2011

HB 369 - Congressional Redistricting
Legislation (Sign)

Dec. 15, 2011

HB 318 - Establishing New Dates for Primaries
Legislation (Sign)

Oct. 21, 2011

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Recent Public Statements

Fox News "Your World with Cavuto" - Transcript

May 17, 2012 - (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOE BIDEN, U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT: As you have begun to see in the valley, things really are starting to come back. (CHEERING AND ...

Kasich Statement on Legislature's Passage of Mid-Biennium Review Legislation

May 16, 2012 - Following the Senate's passage of House Bill 487 (Amstutz), Gov. John R. Kasich released the following statement: "With today's action in the Senate, and previous ...

Kasich Praises House for Passage of Financial Institutions Tax Reform

May 16, 2012 - Today Gov. John R. Kasich released the following statement in response to passage of House Bill 510 (Amstutz) by the House of Representatives: "Ohio's banks ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
1996 National Journal Liberal on Foreign\Defense Policy 0%
1999 Taxpayers for Common Sense Positions 38
1998 NARAL Pro-Choice America Positions 11%
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Campaign Finances

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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Kasich refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2010 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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View John R. Kasich's Congressional Election 1996 National Political Awareness Test

Contact Information

Capitol Webmail
http://governor.ohio.gov/ShareYourIdeas.aspx

Capitol Website
http://governor.ohio.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/JohnRKasich

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/JohnKasich

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/governorjohnkasich

Capitol
Riffe Center, 30th Floor
77 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
Phone: 614-466-3555

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