Kasich for America Announces Expansion of National Strategy Council
On Heels of
Big Ohio Win, John Kasich Recruits Top Talent for Path Forward
Today
Kasich for America announced the expansion of Gov. John Kasich's
National Strategy Council to include four well-known political veterans
from around the country: Stu Spencer, Charlie Black, Vin Weber and Tom
Ingram.
"Governor Kasich showed tonight how
you defeat Donald Trump and bring our party together," said John
Weaver, chief strategist of Kasich For America. "This is going to be a
long road to the nomination in Cleveland, and we're thrilled to grow
our team of advisers with some of the best minds in the Republican
Party."
Stu Spencer served as
chief political strategist for President
Ronald Reagan's California gubernatorial campaigns in 1966 and 1970 and
presidential campaigns in 1980 and 1984. As chief political strategist
to President Gerald Ford, Spencer played a central role in helping Ford
secure the Republican nomination at the Kansas City Convention in
1976.
Charlie Black has
advised President Ronald Reagan, President George H.W. Bush and
President George W. Bush. He also served as the senior political
adviser for Senator John McCain's presidential campaign.
Former Congressman Vin Weber represented
Minnesota's
6th
Congressional District from 1981-1983 and the 2nd
Congressional District from 1983-1993. A close advisor to Newt
Gingrich, he is widely credited for his contributions to the Republican
Party's 1994 victories. He
served as a top political advisor to Governor Bob Dole in 1996,
President George W. Bush in 1996 and Governor Mitt Romney in
2008.
Longtime Tennessee political operative
Tom Ingram previously
served as a political advisor to presidential candidate Gov. Jeb Bush.
He has overseen successful political campaigns for U.S. Senator Fred
Thompson, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, Governor Bill Haslam and Governor
Don Sundquist. As chief
of staff to U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander, Ingram was Chairman of the
Senate Bipartisan Chiefs of Staff organization and Staff Director of
the Senate Republican Conference.
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Gov.
Kasich is running for President to help Americans restore our nation,
live in safety and pass on prosperity to those who come after us—and
he’s got the experience to help us do it. He was reelected last
year by
a 30-point margin after working with his fellow Ohioans to turn an $8
billion shortfall into a $2 billion surplus, cut taxes $5 billion and
create more than 400,000 new private sector jobs. As chair of the
Budget Committee in Congress he led the effort to balance the federal
budget for the first time in a generation and served 18 years on the
House Armed Services Committee where he helped enact President Reagan's
national security agenda. He has also had a successful career as
an
investment banker, New York Times best-selling author and at
FOX News.
He and his wife Karen have twin teenage daughters and live in their
home outside Columbus. You can learn more about him at www.JohnKasich.com
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