Karen Waldbillig Kasich
Karen Waldbillig Kasich (born December 26, 1963) is an American business executive and wife of Governor of Ohio and former 2016 presidential candidate John Kasich.
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 | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Business executive |
Kasich was born in Upper Arlington, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, and obtained a bachelor's degree in communications from Ohio State University. She and then-Congressman Kasich were married in 1997.
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.
Karen Kasich, alongside Emma and Reese, campaigned with the Governor in New Hampshire in the weeks before the 2016 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.