LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Office History

Election Results

• 1999 (Nov. 3, 1998 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 67.17%

  Republican
  Edward S Brown, 32.83%

  Democrat

• 1997 (Nov. 5, 1996 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 63.88%

  Republican
  Cynthia L Ruccia, 33.17%

  Democrat
  Barbara Ann Edelman, 2.95%

  Natural Law

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 66.50%

  Republican
  Cynthia L Ruccia, 33.24%

  Democrat

• 1993 (Nov. 3, 1992 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 71.24%

  Republican
  Bob Fitrakis, 28.76%

  Democrat

• 1991 (Nov. 6, 1990 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 71.99%

  Republican
  Mike Gelpi, 28.01%

  Democrat

• 1989 (Nov. 8, 1988 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 80.14%

  Republican
  Mark P Brown, 19.86%

  Democrat

• 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 73.40%

  Republican
  Timothy C Jochim, 26.60%

  Democrat

• 1985 (Nov. 6, 1984 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 69.54%

  Republican
  Richard S Sloan, 30.46%

  Democrat

• 1983 (Nov. 2, 1982 election)

  12th Congressional District of Ohio
  John Richard Kasich Jr., 50.47%

  Republican
  Robert Norton Shamansky (Bob), 47.28%

  Democrat
  Russell A Lewis, 2.25%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• State of Ohio (Jan. 2011-Jan. 2019)

  Governor

Associated Organizations

• New Day for America

• Kasich for America (July 2015-May 2016)

Awards

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.)

• Warren and Mary Alice Babineaux Award (National Council for Adoption) (May 21, 2015)

• Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (Ohio Dominican University) (May 9, 2015)

• Technology Champion Award (National Association of State Chief Information Officers) (April 28, 2015)

• Governor of the Year (National Multiple Sclerosis Society) (March 2014)

• Advocacy Leadership Award (National Council for Mental Wellbeing) (2014)

• Legislative Entrepreneur Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (2011)

• Distinguished Alumni Award (Ohio State University) (2003)

  Department of Political Science

Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Clinton leads in revolving door staffers

  Posted by LegiStorm on March 31, 2016
  Hillary Clinton was in the Senate for only eight years but still trumps the longer-serving Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in the number of staff members who either had been registered lobbyists — or would be. read more

• Clinton leads POTUS contenders in Israel trips

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on March 18, 2016
  Hillary Clinton is slated to speak at AIPAC's annual policy conference, which begins this weekend. Her Democratic opponent, Bernie Sanders, is not. read more

• Final GOP debate of 2015 dominates Congress's Twitter feeds

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Dec. 16, 2015
  Not only is he the front runner in the polls, Donald Trump leads the number of Twitter mentions from Hill staffers and members after last night's debate but Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is coming on strong. read more

• Trump continues to dominate Hill Twitter mentions after second GOP debate

  Posted by Steve Shapiro on Sept. 17, 2015
  In a result that should surprise no one, Donald Trump was the most-tweeted GOP candidate by members of Congress and their staff during last night's debate. Yesterday's three-hour debate featured 11 candidates, with former HP CEO Carly Fiorina joining the ten candidates from Fox News' opening debate last month. read more

• Trump sweeps Hill Twitter mentions during first GOP debate

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Aug. 7, 2015
  Five governors, three senators, a neurosurgeon and a former reality TV star and businessman took the stage Thursday night. read more

• Trump leads Twitter buzz on Capitol Hill

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on July 27, 2015
  As billionaire Donald Trump surges in the 2016 presidential polls, Capitol Hill is obsessed, at least as measured by the tweets about him. read more

• Candice Miller hires new policy adviser from K Street

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on Jan. 30, 2014
  Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) has a new senior policy adviser who has been lobbying for the past two years. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Feb. 28, 2012
  When the top state aide for Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) returned to Senate employment in November after taking much of the year off to  campaign for a union-backed ballot measure in Ohio, he failed to disclose his salary as required on his financial disclosure. read more