Global InformationKaren Waldbillig Kasich information
Karen Waldbillig Kasich | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Ohio | |
| In role January 10, 2011 - January 14, 2019 | |
| Governor | John Kasich |
| Preceded by | Frances Strickland |
| Succeeded by | Frances DeWine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Karen Waldbillig December 26, 1963 Upper Arlington, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
John Kasich (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Business executive |
Karen Waldbillig Kasich (born December 26, 1963)[1] is an American business executive and wife of Governor of Ohio and former 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich.
Kasich was born in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, and obtained a bachelor's degree in communications from Ohio State University.[2][3][4] She and then-Congressman Kasich were married in 1997.[5][6]
Kasich left her job as vice president with GSW Worldwide, a health-care advertising agency, to become a full-time parent when the Kasichs' twin daughters, Emma and Reese, were 2 years old.[3][7]
Karen Kasich, alongside Emma and Reese, campaigned with the Governor in New Hampshire in the weeks before the 2016 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.[8][9]
- ^ Ohio Voters
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- ^ "Happy Couple". Columbus Dispatch. 23 March 1997.
- ^ "Karen Kasich, twin daughters take center stage at John Kasich's campaign kickoff". Washington Times. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Rowland, Darrel (26 December 2015). "Family comes first for Karen Kasich, not the grind of presidential campaign trail". Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Tuohy, Dan (19 December 2016). "Kasich says presidential campaign season has strengthened his faith". New Hampshire Union Leader. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Davis, Linsey (1 February 2016). "John Kasich's Wife Karen Kasich: 'He Really Wants to Bring All People Up'". ABC News.