Join President Santa J. Ono for a unique p artnership between UBC Connects and the Phil Lind Initiative featuring spea ker John Kasich\, two-term former Ohio Governor\, CNN Seni or Political Commentator\, and a New York Times best-selling author.
The event will be moderated by Professor Richard Johnston with UBC's Depart ment of Political Science. Professor Johnston is Canada Research Chair in P ublic Opinion\, Elections\, and Representation. His interest in electoral s ystems\, party systems\, and parties spans his entire career and involves c lose investigation of patterns in Canada and the U.S.
Bio: Two-term former Ohio Governor John R. Kasich is a politician\, a New York Times best-selling author\, a Senior Political C ommentator for CNN\, and ultimately an American citizen who believes that u nity is the answer to our most common problems.
As Governor\, Kasich closed an $8 billion budget shortfall without a tax increase\, reduced taxe s by $5 billion and outpaced the nation’s job growth with 557\,600 new jobs in the Buckeye State. Under his tenure\, Ohio budget reserves grew from 89 cents to $2.7 billion. The Governor was a leading voice in promoting bipar tisan solutions to health care reform\, immigration and international trade . He has been one of the few Republicans to advocate for Medicaid’s expansi on.
Kasich has had a storied career in both the public and private se ctors. He served as a member of Congress from central Ohio for 18 years. He was elected to the U.S. House at just 30 years old\, after having become t he youngest state senator in Ohio history. He went on to become the chairma n of the House Budget Committee and balanced the Federal Budget four times— a feat not accomplished since. After leaving Congress in 2000\, Kasich work ed as a managing director in the Investment Banking Division of Lehman Brot hers\, where he helped companies secure the resources they needed to succee d and create jobs.
He was a FOX television commentator for two shows\ , Heroes and Heartland with John Kasich\, in addition to being a stand in h ost for both Bill O’Reilly and Chris Matthews. In January of 2019\, Kasich made his debut as a Senior Political Commentator for CNN\, where he will ap pear across a variety of programs.
Kasich is the author of four New Y ork Times best-sellers: Courage is Contagious\; Stand for Something: The Ba ttle for America’s Soul\; Every Other Monday\; and most recently Two Paths: America Divided or United\, which reflects on 2016 run as Republican Prima ry Presidential candidate and his hopes for America’s future.
Kasich is a graduate of The Ohio State University\, where he also served as a Pres idential Fellow. No longer Ohio’s Governor\, he continues his roles as husb and\, father and American Citizen\, eager for the next chapter.
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