John Kasich

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John Kasich

John Richard Kasich (* 13. May 1952 in McKees Rocks , Allegheny County , Pennsylvania ) is an American television commentator and former politician of the Republican Party . He was governor of the state of Ohio from 2011 to 2019 . From 1983 to 2001 he was a member of the United States House of Representatives , where he held key positions on key committees. Between his time as MP and governor, Kasich worked in the private sector for several years. In July 2015, he announced his candidacy for the 2016 presidential election . In view of the pre-election results , he gave up his candidacy on May 4, 2016. Kasich is considered a moderate representative of his party who pursues a pragmatic policy.

Life

Career

Kasich has Czech and Croatian ancestors. He grew up in modest circumstances as the son of a postman in a democratic residential area. In 1970 he began studying political science at Ohio State University . In 1974 he received his bachelor's degree .

Political career

Kasich as a Congressman in the late 1990s

Kasich gained his first experience in politics as an assistant and campaign assistant to the State Senator and later Congressman Buz Lukens . In 1978, Kasich (then 26 years old) was elected to the Ohio Senate and served as a senator from 1979 to 1982. In 1982, Kasich successfully ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives and took up his new office in January 1983. In 1996, at an early stage in what was then the presidential campaign , Kasich was considered a possible US vice-presidential candidate for Bob Dole . Dole chose the more experienced and well-known Jack Kemp . Kasich was a member of Congress for a total of 18 years. From 1995 to 2001 he was chairman of the budget committee . He left parliament voluntarily in January 2001.

Second career

In 2001, Kasich was CEO of the branch office of Lehman Brothers in Columbus . Just before the bank collapsed in 2008, he received $ 587,000 in bonuses.

In 2001 he hosted the politics talk show Heartland on FOX ; after a few episodes he gave up moderation. From 2005 to 2008 he was a political advisor in the show The O'Reilly Factor by and starring Bill O'Reilly and was 2010. Huckabee said presenter and former politician Mike Huckabee and answer questions.

Between 1998 and 2010, three books written by Kasich were published. His first non-fiction book, Courage is Contagious , became a bestseller.

Governor of ohio

As early as 2006, the Republican Party had intended to win Kasich for the candidacy as governor of Ohio; Kasich had refused at the time. In 2009 he officially announced his candidacy. In early November 2010, Kasich narrowly won the election against the Democratic incumbent Ted Strickland . He then replaced Strickland as governor on January 10, 2011; its lieutenant governor is Mary Taylor . During his tenure from 2011 to 2014, Ohio carried 12 death sentences (21% of the 53 executions in the state of Ohio since 1976), including that of Dennis McGuire , a previously untested poison mixture. In October 2015, John Kasich postponed the dates for twelve executions indefinitely. Ohio has been executing inmates again since June 2017 (two inmates in 2017, one inmate in 2018). In 2014, Kasich was re-elected governor. His successor Mike DeWine temporarily suspended the execution of the death penalty. Several prisoners were pardoned in 2019.

2016 presidential candidacy

Kasich at a campaign appearance in New Hampshire in January 2016

In July 2015 Kasich announced by the establishment as a candidate of the Republican Party in the United States presidential election, 2016 to apply. In the election campaign, Kasich advertises primarily with his expertise as a former congressman and governor of Ohio. During the election campaign, Kasich, who is considered a pragmatist within the Republican Party , stood out primarily for his harsh criticism of his competitor Donald Trump . Above all, Kasich described Trump's plans to expel illegal immigrants as impractical and “not grown up” (in the original: “not an adult argument”).

On January 30, 2016, Kasich received an endorsement from The New York Times for the top Republican candidacy. The editors justified their position with the fact that Kasich, as a pragmatic politician, was the only candidate among the Republicans who was really capable of compromising. He has proven this both through his experience in Congress and as Governor of Ohio. The daily newspapers The Arizona Republic , The Boston Globe and The Dallas Morning News also support Kasich's application. In the meantime, Kasich managed to take second place in the second state of New Hampshire with 16% after Donald Trump (35%). He left other applicants of the so-called “party establishment” quite clearly behind him. The governor of Ohio concentrated his election campaign very early on in New Hampshire, where the Republican party base, in contrast to the first primary state of Iowa, is considered to be rather moderate. Kasich lagged significantly behind with around two percent. In the media, Kasich's performance in New Hampshire was seen as a surprise success that could give his campaign new impetus. After that he received at best respectable successes in most states and was ultimately only able to assert himself clearly in his home state Ohio. During his election campaign he was also actively supported by Arnold Schwarzenegger .

After Ted Cruz left on May 3, Kasich was Donald Trump's only remaining candidate in the primary elections until he withdrew his candidacy the next day. Kasich then rejected a candidacy for the office of Vice President at Trump's side. During the main election campaign, he remained a critic of Trump and made no election recommendation for him. Some party colleagues criticized him for this attitude. In addition, Kasich canceled his participation in the nomination convention in Cleveland . Since this took place in his own state, the governor's absence seemed an affront to Trump.

Relationship with Trump

After US President Trump apparently disclosed intelligence information about ISIS to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov during Lavrov's visit to Washington in May 2017 , Kasich sharply criticized Trump ("ultimate breach of behavior").

In the wake of the Ukraine crisis, Kasich advocated the initiation of impeachment proceedings against Trump. After retiring from politics, Kasich moved to CNN as a commentator.

On August 17, 2020, Kasich (along with other Republicans) called at the 2020 Democratic Party's nomination convention to vote for Democratic presidential candidate-designate Joe Biden instead of Republican President and candidate Trump.

Private life

John Kasich was married to Mary Lee Griffith from 1975 to 1980. He has been married to Karen Waldbillig for the second time since 1997; they are parents of identical twin daughters.

Web links

Commons : John Kasich  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ edition.cnn.com
  2. ↑ John Kasich: Last Republican Trump rival gives up. In: Spiegel Online . May 4, 2016, Retrieved May 7, 2016 .
  3. ^ Lehman Hires Kasich. In: New York Times . January 11, 2001, accessed September 5, 2012 .
  4. ↑ Kasich di Lehman pay. In: Politico . Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  5. ^ Number of Executions by State and Region Since 1976 - Death Penalty Information Center. In: deathpenaltyinfo.org. April 28, 2016, accessed May 7, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Execution in Ohio: New lethal injection left death row inmates suffering for ten minutes. In: Spiegel Online . January 16, 2014, accessed May 7, 2016 .
  7. ↑ USA: Ohio suspends executions for two years. In: zeit.de . October 20, 2015, accessed May 7, 2016 .
  8. ↑ n-tv.de
  9. ^ Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine stops executions, wants new protocol
  10. ↑ Christoph Sydow: John Kasich is applicant number 16. In: Spiegel Online . July 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ Charlotte Alter: Ohio's John Kasich Bashes Trump for 'Silly' Immigration Plan. In: Time . November 10, 2015 (English).
  12. ↑ a b A Chance to Reset the Republican Race. In: The New York Times . January 30, 2016
  13. ↑ Editorial: Reject Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Vote John Kasich instead , The Arizona Republic, March 21, 2016
  14. ↑ Republicans should vote for John Kasich in NH The Boston Globe, January 25, 2016
  15. ↑ Editorial: We recommend John Kasich for GOP presidential nomination , The Dallas Morning News, February 12, 2016
  16. ^ Wilson Andrews, Kitty Bennett, Alicia Parlapiano: 2016 Primary Results and Calendar. In: The New York Times , (English).
  17. ^ New York Times, Who Is Running for President? May 3, 2016
  18. ↑ Kasich: Trump Jr. called aide to float VP offer , CNN, August 7, 2016 (English)
  19. ↑ Simon Riesche: The "walking powder keg" in the White House - FAZ
  20. ^ Kasich among anti-Trump Republicans backing Joe Biden at DNC. August 18, 2020, accessed on August 19, 2020 .
  21. ↑ Brett Mcintyre: The John Kasich Handbook. P. 21 (online)
personal data
SURNAME Kasich, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kasich, John Richard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH McKees Rocks , Pennsylvania