John Kasich

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich, center right, stands with his wife Karen, and daughters Reese, right, and Emma, after announcing his running for the 2016 Republican party’s nomination for president during a campaign rally at Ohio State University, Tuesday, July 21, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. Kasich, a two-term governor and former congressman, has little name recognition in the crowded GOP field, but he is already airing television ads in New Hampshire where he is heading immediately after making his run official. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich is set to enter the race for the Republican 2016 presidential nomination Tuesday, making him the 16th officially declared candidate from the GOP. Mr. Kasich will then travel on to New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina. (Associated Press)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks to area business leaders following a luncheon on June 4, 2015, in Portsmouth, N.H. Kasich is considering a run for the Republican nomination for president. (Associated Press)

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Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks to an audience at a restaurant in Nashua, N.H., on May 6, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, speaks during an event hosted by the New Hampshire Business Caucus and Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce at The Barley House in Concord, N.H., Wednesday, May 6, 2015. (Elizabeth Frantz/The Concord Monitor via AP) **FILE**

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich has called out fellow Republicans for seemingly turning their backs on the Common Core educational standards after wholeheartedly advocating them years ago. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this March 24, 2015, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio speaks at a Politics and Eggs Breakfast with state political activist and area business leaders hosted by the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, in Manchester, N.H. The panel commissioned by Kasich to study police and community relations in Ohio has emphasized accountability, trust, training and education. The task force planned to issue its final set of recommendations Wednesday, April 29, 2015, to Kasich for his consideration. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks up at the Politics and Eggs breakfast in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Associated Press)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich won a landslide re-election to a second term last year, proving his popularity in a state considered pivotal for a Republican presidential candidate to win. (Associated Press)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers his State of the State address at the Roberts Centre, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, in Wilmington, Ohio. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson) ** FILE **

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich outlines details of his proposed two-year, $72 billion state budget that includes a $500 million net tax cut, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich is traveling the country now as an evangelist for expansion, urging other governors to follow his lead. (AP Photo/James Nord)

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Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio cruised to a second term in the key battleground state largely on a record of economic growth and shrinking unemployment.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich, left, jokes with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a GOP Get Out the Vote rally in Independence, Ohio, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

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In this Feb. 24, 2014, file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers his State of the State address in Medina, Ohio. As he heads into a fall re-election bid, Kasich on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, backed a package of new tax cuts and a one-year reprieve from school and teacher sanctions related to the state’s new education and teacher evaluation standards. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

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** FILE ** This March 29, 2014, file photo shows Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)