page_title: John Kasich 2000 presidential campaign
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: John Kasich 2000 presidential campaign / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: John Kasich of Ohio, as a member of the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 105th United States Congress
context_page_description: 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.
  Kasich suspended his campaign on July 14, 1999.
context_section_description: In 1996, while he was House Budget Committee chairman, John Kasich created the Pioneer Political Action Committee. Pioneer PAC was to help fund Kasich's travel costs so he could campaign for fellow Republicans across the country. In April 1997, Kasich began traveling to Iowa and New Hampshire, the first two contests in the primaries.
caption: John Kasich in 1997
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