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March 21, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 

ENDORSEMENT: In Utah, Four More Local Leaders Endorse John Kasich for President

 

Mayor Jon Pike, State Senators Brian Shiozawa and Evan Vickers, and local business owner Stephen Wade endorsed Ohio Governor John Kasich for president and joined the Kasich for America leadership team in Utah.
 
"I would like to thank Mayor Pike, Senator Shiozawa, Senator Vickers and Stephen Wade for joining the team. We expect a strong finish in Utah tomorrow and it certainly wouldn't be possible without their support," said Kasich.
 
Pike was elected mayor of St. George in 2013 after having previously served on the St. George City Council beginning in 2007.
 
Shiozawa, a physician, has served in the Utah State Senate since 2013 for the 8th district in Salt Lake County.
 
Vickers, a pharmacist and business owner, has served in the Utah State Senate since 2013 for the 28th district in Beaver, Iron and Washington counties.
 
Wade is a local business owner and resident in St. George.
 
Kasich for America Utah Leadership Team
Former Utah Governor Mike Leavitt
Former U.S. Senator Bob Bennett
Former Utah Congressman Jim Hansen
State Representative Kraig Powell
State Senator Daniel W. Thatcher
State Senator Evan Vickers
State Senator Brian Shiozawa
State Representative Becky Edwards
State Senator Steve Urquhart
State Representative Sophia DiCaro
State Representative Steve Handy
State Representative Merrill Nelson
State Representative Lowry Snow
State Representative Ray Ward
State Representative Bruce Cutler
State Representative Steve Eliason
State Representative Gage Froerer
State Representative Tim Hawkes
State Representative Paul Ray
State Representative Doug Sagers
State Representative Jack Draxler
Jon Pike, Mayor of St. George, Utah 
Sylvia Haro, Former Executive Director for Community Arts for Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr.
Kari Malkovich, Woodland Hills City Councilwoman
Sharlene Hawkes, Former Miss America & Small Business Owner
Frank Suitter, Former Chairman of the Utah Republican Party
Greg Hopkins, Former Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Bob Bennett
Lew Cramer, Former President George H.W. Bush Official, & Former Pres.& CEO Utah World Trade Center
Michael Sibbett, Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt Appointee, & Former Chairman of the Utah Board of Pardons & Parol
Henry Glasheen, Former Chairman, Summit County GOP
Danny Goode, County Councilman, Wasatch County
Sharlene Hawkes, Former Miss America & Small Business Owner
Tifanie Fitzgerald, Young Republican
Randall Mackey, GOP Activist
Hannah Scharf, GOP Activist
Michelle Scharf, GOP Activist
Barbara Stallone, GOP Activist 
Nathan Whiting, GOP Activist 
Stephen Wade, St. George Business Owner
 
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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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