John Kasich
American politician and former television host
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| September 2024 | Kasich signed an open letter to all 50 current governors, urging them to certify their states' votes in the upcoming November election, regardless of potential pressure from Trump. |
| March 2023 | Became an analyst for NBC News. |
| August 10 2020 | Kasich confirmed he would speak at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in support of Joe Biden, emphasizing his independence and commitment to speaking out against Trump. |
| 2019 | Published 'It's Up to Us: Ten Little Ways We Can Bring About Big Change' |
| 2019 | Cardinal Hall at the Ohio Expo Center and State Fairgrounds was renamed Kasich Hall in recognition of John Kasich's contributions to Ohio. |
| 2019 | Began working as a CNN contributor. |
| October 18 2019 | John Kasich publicly called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, reversing his previous stance that there was insufficient evidence for impeachment. |
| May 2019 | Kasich declared he would not seek the presidency in the 2020 presidential election. |
| December 2018 | Vetoed a proposed six-week abortion ban for the second time, citing potential legal challenges and taxpayer defense costs. Simultaneously signed a law banning the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure. |
| December 2018 | Signed an executive order extending non-discrimination protections for gender identity to state employees in Ohio, including trans and non-binary identities. |
| July 2018 | The last execution in Ohio took place during Kasich's governorship. |
| March 2018 | Told The Weekly Standard he was 'increasingly open' to running for president in the 2020 election. |
| March 2018 | In an interview on The Rubin Report, Kasich passively supported same-sex marriage, saying 'I'm fine with it'. |
| February 2018 | Called for restrictions on sales of AR-15 style rifles following the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. |
| 2017 | Relationship with Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor became strained when she supported Jane Timken for Ohio Republican Party chairman instead of Kasich's ally Matt Borges, reflecting tensions related to Donald Trump's influence. |
| October 2017 | During a CNN interview with Jake Tapper, Kasich expressed uncertainty about supporting the Republican Party, stating he would not support the party if it 'can't be fixed'. |
| August 20 2017 | Reiterated he had no plans to run for president and was 'rooting for [Trump] to get it together'. |
| June 2017 | Kasich signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell with three other Republican governors, outlining their preferences for healthcare legislation and calling for changes to Medicaid prescription drug coverage requirements. |
| May 2017 | Kasich criticized the House Republican health care bill, calling it 'inadequate' and arguing that Republicans should have worked with Democrats on healthcare legislation. |
| April 2017 | During a CNN town hall, reopened the possibility of potentially running for president in 2020, though stating it was 'very unlikely'. |
| April 2017 | Kasich released a book titled 'Two Paths: America Divided or United', co-written with Daniel Paisner, amid speculation about a potential future presidential run. |
| February 2017 | Kasich met with Trump at the White House in a private meeting, indicating he hoped for Trump's success but would remain critically independent. His chief political advisors launched Two Paths America, a political group to promote Kasich's views. |
| February 2017 | Kasich delayed Ohio executions for an additional three months after a federal judge ruled that Ohio's three-drug lethal injection protocol is unconstitutional. |
| January 2017 | Kasich opposed Trump's executive order on travel and immigration, criticizing it as 'ham-handed' and suggesting it sent a negative message about Muslims. |
| 2016 | John Kasich publicly stated that he has 'never been an ideological supporter of free trade', despite his long-standing support for free trade agreements. |
| 2016 | Dispatched 37 Ohio state troopers to South Dakota to be stationed around Dakota Access Pipeline protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, a controversial deployment that prompted public petitions for recall. |
| 2016 | Kasich spoke out against mandatory technology company 'backdoors' for government device access, arguing that such measures could potentially aid hackers. |
| 2016 | Kasich later contradicted his earlier stance, suggesting that encryption could be dangerous by potentially hindering government antiterrorism investigations. |
| 2016 | During the 2016 campaign, John Kasich publicly discussed his stance on domestic surveillance, advocating for a balanced approach that balances intelligence gathering with protecting civil liberties. |
| 2016 | Granted executive clemency to 13 individuals, following recommendations from the Ohio Adult Parole Authority, marking a notable use of his gubernatorial clemency powers. |
| 2016 | Kasich publicly condemned Edward Snowden as a traitor for his whistleblowing activities related to government surveillance. |
| December 2016 | Approved a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, with exceptions for pregnancies endangering a woman's life, while vetoing a more restrictive six-week abortion ban due to potential legal challenges and taxpayer defense costs. |
| December 31 2016 | Ended the freeze on Ohio's renewable portfolio standard, allowing the clean-energy mandate to resume after vetoing legislative attempts to continue blocking RPS standards. |
| August 2016 | Kasich claimed the Trump campaign offered him a powerful vice presidency role, which the campaign denied. |
| May 4 2016 | Kasich suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, one day after Trump won the Indiana primary. |
| March 2016 | Kasich won his home state of Ohio in the winner-take-all primary, securing 66 delegates. |
| February 9 2016 | Kasich came in second place in the New Hampshire primary, behind winner Donald Trump. |
| January 30 2016 | The New York Times endorsed Kasich for the Republican nomination, praising him as the 'only plausible choice for Republicans'. |
| 2015 | Proposed a state budget that included $61.7 million for addiction treatment services for prisoners. |
| 2015 | Kasich expressed support for several key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, including coverage for preexisting conditions, insurance exchanges, and Medicaid expansion, while opposing mandates. |
| 2015 | Stated he was uncertain about the full causes and human contributions to climate change. |
| 2015 | Publicly opposed Issue 3, an Ohio ballot measure proposing recreational marijuana legalization, calling it a 'terrible idea'. |
| 2015 | Stated in an interview that Planned Parenthood should be defunded, while cautioning against a government shutdown over the issue. |
| 2015 | Signed a $71 billion two-year state budget after using line-item veto power to veto 44 items. The budget provided a 6.3% state income-tax cut, lowered the top income-tax rate to slightly below 5%, increased cigarette taxes by 35 cents a pack, and prohibited certain independent workers from unionizing. |
| November 2015 | Kasich proposed sending a carrier battle group through the South China Sea to send a message to China about their territorial claims if elected president. |
| November 2015 | Kasich shifted his position on Syrian refugees and wrote a letter to President Obama requesting that no additional Syrian refugees be resettled in Ohio. |
| October 2015 | Kasich publicly criticized Donald Trump's immigration plan to build a border wall and remove illegal immigrants, calling these proposals 'just crazy'. |
| September 2015 | Commented on Kim Davis case, stating that as a government employee, she should comply with federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. |
| September 2015 | Kasich stated that the U.S. had a moral responsibility to accept Syrian refugees fleeing war and violence. |
| September 2015 | As one of fourteen Republican governors, Kasich sent a letter to President Obama opposing the international nuclear agreement with Iran and maintaining state-level sanctions. |
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