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April 12, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kasich For America Announces Oregon Leadership Team

Today Kasich for America announced the members of Governor John Kasich’s leadership team in Oregon.
 
"In Oregon, we are proud to support Governor Kasich,” said Ron Saxton. “He shares in our state’s appreciation for commonsense and responsible solutions for a better economy and more jobs. Further, John Kasich is the only person who can bring those solutions to the White House because he is the only candidate who can defeat Hillary Clinton in the fall."
 
Saxton was the Republican nominee for governor in Oregon in 2006. 
 
"From day one, Governor Kasich has focused on the issues that matter most related to jobs and the economy," said State Representative Knute Buehler. "We need his leadership in Washington to advance solutions for more robust, economic growth nationwide."
 
Buehler Represents the 54th district in Oregon's House of Representatives.
 
"We have a strong team for Governor Kasich in Oregon," said State Representative John Davis. "We look forward to helping him become the nominee because he has proven over and over that he is the leader we can trust to bring people together and get things done."
 
Davis represents the 26th district in Oregon’s House of Representatives.
 
"I am honored to join Governor Kasich’s leadership team in Oregon," said John Gonyea III, CEO & Partner of Timber Products Company. "Family-owned businesses like mine need relief from the burdensome and costly regulations that are hurting our ability to grow and hire more people. I am confident that if we elect John Kasich, we will see results for a more accountable government in the first 100 days of his presidency. He has the record of action and results we need in Washington."
 
Governor John Kasich said, "I am thankful for my team in Oregon and their work to support my campaign. With their help, my message to fight for a more responsible, less costly government in Washington, D.C., will be shared far and wide."
 
Kasich for America Oregon Leadership Team
Bill McCormick, Former United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa 
Charles J. Swindells, Former United States Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
Knute Buehler, State Representative
John Davis, State Representative
Jason Atkinson, Former State Senator
Bruce Starr, Former State Senator
Billy Dalto, Former State Representative
Derrick Kitts, Former State Representative 
Ron Saxton, 2006 Republican Nominee for Governor 
Mort Bishop III, President of Pendleton Woolen Mills
John Carter, Former Chair of Oregon Business Plan
Robert Gootee, President and CEO of Moda, Inc.
Joe Gonyea III, CEO & Partner of Timber Products Company 
Pat Reiten, President & CEO PacifiCorp Transmission
John Von Schlegell, Managing Director, Endeavour Capital
Ron Stroble, Executive Vice President at Umpqua Bank
Malia Wasson, Board Member of Columbia Sportswear
Steve Wynne, Executive Vice President, Moda, Inc.
Stephen Babson, Managing Director, Endeavour Capital 
 
 
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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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