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'''John Richard Kasich''' (born May 13, 1952 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) is the current Governor of [[Ohio]], taking over from [[Democrat]] [[Ted Strickland]]. Kasich served as the [[Republican]] U.S. Representative from [[Ohio]]'s 12th congressional district from 1983 through 2001 and was chairman of the House Budget Committee in the 1990's. He was a political alley of [[Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]] and chief architect of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Kasich went on to host the Ohio-based ''Heartland with John Kasich'' on the [[Fox News Channel]].  

'''John Richard Kasich''' (rhymes with "basic") (born May 13, 1952 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) is the current Governor of [[Ohio]], taking over from [[Democrat]] [[Ted Strickland]]. Kasich served as the [[Republican]] U.S. Representative from [[Ohio]]'s 12th congressional district from 1983 through 2001 and was chairman of the House Budget Committee in the 1990's. He was a political alley of [[Speaker of the House]] [[Newt Gingrich]] and chief architect of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Kasich went on to host the Ohio-based ''Heartland with John Kasich'' on the [[Fox News Channel]].  

Kasich has been criticized for the 2011 Ohio budget which increased spending by 11%.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/reasontv/2011/03/25/reason-tv-gov-kasichs-ohio-budget-disaster-can-you-cut-government-by-jacking-spending-11/</ref>

Kasich has been criticized for the 2011 Ohio budget which increased spending by 11%.<ref>http://biggovernment.com/reasontv/2011/03/25/reason-tv-gov-kasichs-ohio-budget-disaster-can-you-cut-government-by-jacking-spending-11/</ref>