John Kasich — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Balanced the Federal Budget four times as Chairman of the House Budget Committee.
Founder of Kasich Company, LLC.
Served as the 69th Governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, closing an $8 billion budget shortfall and overseeing the creation of over 500,000 jobs.
Served 18 years as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from central Ohio.
Author of four New York Times best-sellers, including 'Courage is Contagious' and 'Two Paths: America Divided or United'.
Serves as a Senior Commentator for CNN and previously hosted 'Heartland with John Kasich' on Fox News.
Worked as a managing director in the Investment Banking Division of Lehman Brothers after leaving Congress in 2000.

John R. Kasich Jr. is an American politician and author who served as the 69th governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019.

Prior to his governorship, he represented Ohio's 12th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for 18 years, from 1983 to 2001.

During his tenure in Congress, he became the chairman of the House Budget Committee, a role in which he balanced the Federal Budget four times.