February 22, 2016

ENDORSEMENT: Nevada Speaker of the Assembly John Hambrick & University Regent Mike Wixom Endorse John Kasich for President

 

Today, Nevada Speaker of the Assembly John Hambrick and University Regent Michael Wixom announced they have joined Governor John Kasich's presidential campaign as members of the Kasich for America leadership team.

 

Hambrick, who had previously endorsed Jeb Bush said, "Our country faces big challenges ahead. From our growing debt to emerging terror threats abroad, we need an experienced and proven leader that will put us back on track and keepAmerica safe. The leader we can trust to get the job done is Gov. John Kasich."

 

John Hambrick is the former Chairman of the Clark County Republican Party. Elected to the Nevada Assembly in 2008, he is currently serving his first term as Speaker. Before entering public office in Nevada, Hambrick spent almost 30 years in federal law enforcement as a member of the Presidential Protection Detail for the United States Secret Service, as an agent for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and with the federal Inspector General's office.

  

Michael Wixom currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Regents and as a member of the ad hoc Committee on Athletics. Wixom served two terms as Chairman of the Board and also as Chair of the Business and Finance Committee and Vice Chair of the Investment and Facilities Committee.

 

Responding to these key endorsements, John Kasich said, “I would like to thank Speaker Hambrick and Regent Wixom for their support. They are deeply respected leaders in their home state with remarkable records of public service. They will be an incredible asset to our team in Nevada."

 

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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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