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Also Known As John Richard Kasich
Born May 13, 1952 (age 72) • Pennsylvania
Title / Office governor (2011-2019), Ohio • House of Representatives (1983-2001), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In United States presidential election of 2016

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