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Kasich raises $5 M for governor’s race; has $4 M on hand
Republican John Kasich raised $5 million in seven months last year and had $4 million on hand at the start of 2010 for his campaign to unseat Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland.
The information came from the campaign finance report Kasich and his lieutenant governor running mate Mary Taylor, the state auditor, plan to file by the Friday, Jan. 29, deadline.
“Ohioans are coming out very strong for John and Mary,” campaign manager Beth Hansen said in a press release.
“The campaign’s fundraising is going exceptionally well because Ohioans know that we must have new, better leadership and that with John and Mary we’ll deliver it — to create jobs, to transform state government and to bring prosperity back to Ohio.”
Kasich, a former Columbus-area U.S. House member, entered the race last June 1. Political scientist John Green said the $5 million “is a good start for any statewide campaign in Ohio.”
“Given the competitive nature of the race and the absence of a primary, I think the Republicans are likely to have enough money to be competitive in the fall,” said Green, director of the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. Strickland’s campaign was not impressed. He had $4 million on hand as of last July 1 and plans to file the new report by the Friday deadline.
“Gov. Strickland will have more cash on hand than any incumbent governor in Ohio history at this point in his campaign,” Lis Smith, campaign spokeswoman, said in an e-mail.
Given Kasich’s career in Congress, as an investment banker and presidential candidate, “we’re frankly surprised that he didn’t raise more,” she said.
Kasich’s campaign provided this breakdown:
*$5,071,901 raised
*$4,680,644 from individuals
*11,754 total contributions from 9,838 individual contributors
*More than $300,000 raised online from 3,457 contributors - 29 percent of all contributions were made online
*9,321 donations of $100 or less
*$4,289,434 from 10,920 Ohio contributors
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By David
February 2, 2010 12:33 PM | Link to this
I’ll be voting for John Kasich. He’ll be an excellent Governor for Ohio!
By coetsee
February 1, 2010 1:48 AM | Link to this
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By John
January 29, 2010 1:29 PM | Link to this
Hey suebee, it seems to me that only an imbicil would spell imbecile wrong.
By james cleare
January 28, 2010 6:33 PM | Link to this
WE ALL KNOW THE MESS THAT DEMOCRATS MAKE OF ANYTHING THEY TOUCH.NEED I AY OBAMA THE CURRENT GOVERNOR WAS A BIG BUDDY OF HIS
By Leslie
January 28, 2010 12:56 PM | Link to this
Wow Suebee could your nose growing any longer? Your lies are so flagrant no one would fall for them. “Free ride to fame”, what world do you live in LA LA land? He NEVER stated a high sales tax. Phasing out the state income tax is a plus, Ohio was very prosperous when we did not have a state income tax. John’s voting record is very good! John balanced the federal budget and created a surplus. He cares very much about all citizens and very much about Ohio. He also DOES have a plan for jobs and has a great personality. He WILL bring businesses to Ohio. He WILL create a business friendly environment. He WILL make Ohio once again a great place to live - jobs a plenty and extremely reasonable cost of living. Kasich with the peoples’ help can make all of this happen, cause unlike Strickland Kasich believes in the people. Kasich knows it is better to give people opportunity to better themselves than to give them a hand out.
By suebee
January 28, 2010 12:13 PM | Link to this
John Kasich is another imbicil looking for a free ride to fame. But it’s going to be hard on the people of Ohio if he makes it; simply because he wants to replace the state income tax with a very high sales tax. If there are no jobs and we’re in a recession, people don’t buy. How will that help the state? It won’t. Plus you’d better check his voting record in congress. It isn’t a good one and he doesn’t care about senior citizens, the military or the important things. If you think things are bad now, you wait til he’s elected. He’s got no plan for jobs and his personality isn’t one that will negotiate for any.
By Paula
January 27, 2010 11:42 PM | Link to this
Who doesn’t love John Kasich? I don’t have much money but I would really give my last dollars to contribute to his cause. I hope all my friends see what a guy Governor John Kasich would be.