Question: When was the Republican governor John Kasich first elected?

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Todd McKenney (politician): Todd McKenney is a Judge of the Summit County Common Pleas Court, general division.  McKenney formerly served as a Judge of the Summit County Common Pleas Court, Probate Division.  He was formerly a member of the Ohio General Assembly, serving the 43rd District from January 3, 2011 until resigning November 16, 2011 to take the Judicial Appointment from Governor John Kasich after the retirement of Judge Bill Spicer.  Governor John Kasich appointed Judge Todd McKenney to fill the seat on the Barberton Municipal Court bench on April 11, 2014.  In November 2014, Judge McKenney was elected to the Summit County Court of Common Pleas.  He must run for a full term in 2016.  On November 8, 2016, Judge McKenney was narrowly defeated in his bid for re-election by Magistrate Alison Breaux

Politics of Ohio: Political control of Ohio has oscillated between the two major parties.  Republicans outnumber Democrats in Ohio government.  The governor, John Kasich, is a Republican, as are all other non-judicial statewide elected officials: Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Mary Taylor, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Ohio State Auditor Dave Yost, Ohio Secretary of State Jon A. Husted and Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel.

Ohio gubernatorial election, 2014: The 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014.  Incumbent Republican Governor John Kasich won reelection to a second term in office by a landslide over Democratic candidate Ed FitzGerald and Green Party candidate Anita Rios.  Primary elections were held on May 6, 2014.

John Kasich: John Richard Kasich ( ; born May 13, 1952) is an American politician, former television host, and the 69th and current Governor of Ohio.  First elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, Kasich is a member of the Republican Party.  His second term ends on January 14, 2019; he cannot stand for reelection due to term limits.

Ohio gubernatorial election, 2010: The 2010 Ohio gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2010.  Incumbent Democratic Governor of Ohio Ted Strickland ran for re-election to a second term as governor and was opposed by former United States Congressman John Kasich; both Strickland and Kasich won their respective primaries uncontested.  The race between the two major candidates was prolonged and brutal, with both candidates employing various campaign surrogates to bolster their campaigns.  Ultimately, Kasich narrowly defeated Governor Strickland in one of Ohio's closest gubernatorial elections.

John Kasich presidential campaign, 2000: The 2000 presidential campaign of John Kasich, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 12th District who eventually became the Governor of Ohio 10 years later, was officially launched on February 15, 1999, when he announced the formation of an exploratory committee.  Had he won, Kasich would have been the first president since James A. Garfield to be elected from the House of Representatives, as well as the first Pennsylvania native since James Buchanan to hold the office.

Ohio Collaborative: The Ohio Collaborative is a twelve person panel in Ohio that establishes statewide standards for law enforcement agencies.  The result of recommendations from a task force created by Ohio Governor John Kasich, the Ohio Collaborative is co-chaired by Director of Public Safety John Born and former Ohio Senator Nina Turner.  Other members of the collaborative include representatives from law enforcement, community members, and legislators.

Michael B. Colbert: Michael B. Colbert is the director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), a $20-plus billion agency with nearly 4,000 employees.  ODJFS is the largest agency in the state and is responsible for supervising the state’s public assistance, workforce development, unemployment compensation, child and adult protective services, adoption, child care, and child support programs.  ODJFS also is the single state agency responsible for the administration of Ohio’s Medicaid program.  Colbert was the first minority appointment to the cabinet of Governor John Kasich.

Ohio gubernatorial election, 2018: The 2018 Ohio gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Ohio, concurrently with the election of Ohio's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various Ohio and local elections.  Incumbent Republican Governor John Kasich is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

John Kasich presidential campaign, 2016: The 2016 presidential campaign of John Kasich, the 69th Governor of Ohio, was announced on July 21, 2015.  He was a candidate for the 2016 Republican Party presidential nomination.  He earned 154 delegates and won only one contest, his home state, Ohio.  Kasich suspended his campaign on May 4, 2016, one day after becoming the last major challenger to Donald Trump for the nomination.  Kasich vied to become the first Pennsylvania native to hold the office since James Buchanan in 1856, as well as the first from the city of Pittsburgh to do so.

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Answer: 2010