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Key Votes

Governor John Richard Kasich's Voting Records

John Kasich
Full Name: John Richard Kasich
Office: Governor (OH), Republican
First 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

Issue

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

National Key Votes

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
July 31, 1996 HR 3734 Welfare Reform Act of 1996 Conference Report Adopted - House
(328 - 101)		 Yea
July 30, 1996 HR 2391 Working Families Flexibility Act of 1996 Bill Passed - House
(225 - 195)		 Yea
July 25, 1996 HR 3820 Campaign Finance Reform Bill Failed - House
(162 - 259)		 Yea
July 25, 1996 H Amdt 1359 Energy Research Appropriation Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(198 - 211)		 Nay
July 25, 1996 H Amdt 1360 Renewable Energy Research Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(279 - 135)		 Yea
July 24, 1996 H Amdt 1356 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(184 - 236)		 Yea
July 22, 1996 H Amdt 1309 Non-Federally Funded Abortions Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(176 - 223)		 Nay
July 18, 1996 HR 3734 Welfare Reform Act of 1996 Bill Passed - House
(256 - 170)		 Yea
July 18, 1996 H Amdt 1307 Food Stamp Recipient Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(239 - 184)		 Yea
July 12, 1996 H Amdt 1280 Family Planning Services Clinics Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(232 - 193)		 Nay
July 12, 1996 HR 3396 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Bill Passed - House
(342 - 67)		 Yea
July 12, 1996 H Amdt 1286 Definition of Marriage Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(103 - 311)		 Nay
July 11, 1996 H Amdt 1276 Human Embryo Research Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(167 - 256)		 Nay
July 11, 1996 H Amdt 1264 Education and Training Programs Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(198 - 227)		 Nay
July 11, 1996 H Amdt 1265 School Improvement Programs Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(294 - 129)		 Yea
July 11, 1996 H Amdt 1278 Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(201 - 220)		 Nay
July 11, 1996 H Amdt 1273 Drug Price Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(180 - 242)		 Nay
June 27, 1996 H Res 468 Investigation of Speaker Newt Gingrich Resolution Tabled - House
(229 - 170)		 Yea
June 26, 1996 HR 3666 Veterans Affairs, HUD FY97 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House
(269 - 147)		 Yea
June 20, 1996 H Amdt 1190 Tribal Land Trust Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(212 - 206)		 Yea
June 20, 1996 H Amdt 1183 Forest Service Funding Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(211 - 211)		 Yea
June 13, 1996 HR 3610 Defense Department FY97 Appropriations bill Bill Passed - House
(278 - 126)		 Yea
June 13, 1996 H Amdt 1167 Spaced-based Weapons Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(190 - 208)		 Nay
June 13, 1996 H Amdt 1164 Department of Defense Appropriations Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(194 - 219)		 Nay
June 12, 1996 H Con Res 178 Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution Conference Report Adopted - House
(216 - 211)		 Yea
June 12, 1996 H Amdt 1147 Animal Damage Control Program Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(139 - 279)		 Nay
June 6, 1996 H Amdt 1133 Wisconsin Welfare Reform Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(194 - 233)		 Nay
June 6, 1996 HR 3562 Wisconsin Welfare Reform Bill Bill Passed - House
(289 - 136)		 Yea
May 23, 1996 H Amdt 1085 Fair Labor Standards Act Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(196 - 229)		 Yea
May 23, 1996 H Amdt 1084 Minimum Wage Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(266 - 162)		 Nay
May 23, 1996 HR 1227 Minimum Wage Increase Bill Passed - House
(281 - 144)		 Yea
May 23, 1996 H Amdt 1085 Fair Labor Standards Act Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(239 - 188)		 Yea
May 22, 1996 H Amdt 1075 Disclosure of Intelligence Spending Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(176 - 248)		 Nay
May 22, 1996 HR 3448 Minimum Wage Increase bill Bill Passed - House
(414 - 10)		 Yea
May 21, 1996 HR 3415 Repeal Gas Tax bill Bill Passed - House
(301 - 108)		 Yea
May 16, 1996 H Con Res 178 Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Resolution Resolution Passed - House
(226 - 195)		 Yea
May 15, 1996 H Amdt 1057 Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Amendment Amendment Rejected - House
(202 - 220)		 Yea
May 15, 1996 H Amdt 1058 Former Soviet Union Defense Conversion Amendment Amendment Adopted - House
(249 - 171)		 Yea
May 15, 1996 HR 3230 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 Bill Passed - House
(272 - 153)		 Yea
May 9, 1996 HR 956 Product Liability bill Veto Override Failed - House
(258 - 163)		 Yea
May 7, 1996 HR 2137 Megan's Law Bill Passed - House
(418 - 0)		 Yea
May 1, 1996 S 641 Ryan White CARE reauthorization Act of 1995 Conference Report Adopted - House
(402 - 4)		 Yea
April 30, 1996 HR 1561 Authorization bill, FY96-97, Foreign Relations Veto Override Failed - House
(234 - 188)		 Yea
April 25, 1996 HR 3019 Appropriations bill FY96, Omnibus Conference Report Adopted - House
(399 - 25)		 Yea
April 18, 1996 S 735 Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act Conference Report Adopted - House
(293 - 133)		 Yea
April 17, 1996 HR 842 Truth in Budgeting Act Bill Passed - House
(284 - 143)		 Nay
March 29, 1996 HR 956 Product Liability bill Conference Report Adopted - House
(259 - 158)		 Yea
March 29, 1996 HR 2854 Agricultural Market Transition Act Conference Report Adopted - House
(318 - 89)		 Yea
March 28, 1996 HR 3103 Health Insurance Portability bill Bill Passed - House
(267 - 151)		 Yea
March 22, 1996 HR 125 Gun Ban Repeal Act of 1995 Bill Passed - House
(239 - 173)		 Nay

Executive Actions

Date Bill No. Bill Title Outcome Vote
April 1, 2013 HB 51 Establishes Transportation Appropriations and Highway Speed Limit Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 22, 2013 SB 47 Prohibits Collection of Petition Signatures after Filing Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 20, 2012 HB 510 Repeals the Corporate Franchise Tax Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 20, 2012 HB 495 Amends Definition of Loaded Gun Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 25, 2012 SB 316 Amends Education Provisions Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 11, 2012 SB 315 Regulates Practice of Hydraulic Fracturing Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 4, 2012 HB 473 Limits Water Withdrawal from the Great Lakes Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 4, 2012 HB 322 Repeals Limits on Credit Card Interest Rates for Certain Banks Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 1, 2012 HB 99 Prohibits Texting While Driving Signed - Executive
 Sign
May 15, 2012 SB 295 Repealing Provisions of the Election Revision Code Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 21, 2011 HB 79 Prohibits Insurance Coverage of Abortion Signed - Executive
 Sign
Dec. 15, 2011 HB 369 Congressional Redistricting Signed - Executive
 Sign
Oct. 21, 2011 HB 318 Establishing New Dates for Primaries Signed - Executive
 Sign
Sept. 26, 2011 HB 319 Congressional Redistricting Signed - Executive
 Sign
July 15, 2011 HB 231 Withdrawal Permit for Water Usage at Lake Erie Vetoed - Executive
 Veto
June 30, 2011 SB 17 Authorizes Concealed Handguns at Alcohol Vendors Signed - Executive
 Sign
June 30, 2011 HB 133 Establishes the Oil and Gas Leasing Commission Signed - Executive
 Sign
March 31, 2011 SB 5 Collective Bargaining Rights for Public Employees Signed - Executive
 Sign
Feb. 18, 2011 HB 1 Establishes JobsOhio Signed - Executive
 Sign

About the Selection and Descriptions of Key Votes

Project Vote Smart provides easy access to Congressional and State voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Key votes typically include the initial passage of legislation and final conference report vote versions (the compromised versions of bills passed in separate House and Senate versions). Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Descriptions of the votes are written by Vote Smart staff and based on information included in the Congressional Record, State House Journals, or Senate Journals, with additional background information from newspapers, magazines, etc. Vote Smart provides summaries for each selected key vote. The summary does not necessarily reflect the final version of the bill.

The Key Votes Program follows Project Vote Smart's strict policies, procedures and structure that guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. In order to ensure that all Key Votes are non-partisan in their selection and language, each is approved by a group of over 160 political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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