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John Kasich (born May 13, 1952, McKees Rocks, PennsylvaniaJohn Kasich is a former U.S. Republican Representative turned television show host for FOX News Channel in the United States. He hosts , filling in for Bill O'Reilly when necessary. He graduated from The Ohio State University in 1974 with a B.A. in political science. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity.

Kasich, is a conservative Republican who served in the Ohio Senate from 1978 until he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1982. He was reelected eight times, serving from 1983 to 2001. During the 1996 presidential campaign, Republican nominee Bob Dole seriously considered Kasich as a vice presidential running mate, but instead selected Jack Kemp, another former congressman. It is possible Kasich was dropped in response to rumors fanned by Kasich's Democratic opponent in his House race, Cynthia Ruccia, regarding Kasich's sexuality. Ruccia raised the question of the propriety of bachelor Kasich sharing a Washington townhouse with his male chief-of-staff. Kasich nonetheless won the 1996 election, and subsequently married in March of 1997. He was chairman of the House Budget Committee during his last three terms in office. He did not seek reelection for the House for the 2000 election, but instead sought to run for President. He withdrew early in July, 1999 and endorsed George W. Bush, the eventual Republican nominee and winner of the election.

When he was in Congress, Kasich was Chairman of the House Budget Committee, and architect in that of the balanced budget, as well as chair of the congressional committee on welfare reform. He is managing director of the investment banking division of Lehman Brothers. Kasich is currently chairman of the New Century Project.

Kasich's book, , was a New York Times bestseller. Kasich is of Croatian descent. He left the Roman Catholic Church some years ago, and is now a non-denominational Christian, according to some reports.