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Revision as of 17:09, November 21, 2011
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| U.S. Representative from Ohio's 12th Congressional District From: January 3, 1983 - January 3, 2001 | |||
| Predecessor | Robert N. Shamansky | ||
| Successor | Patrick J. Tiberi | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Karen Waldbillig | ||
| Religion | Christianity | ||
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.
Kasich has been criticized for the 2011 Ohio budget which increased spending by 11%.[1]