Gov. Kasich was recently in Wayne County to speak at the local GOP dinner about Ohio’s recovery and all that we’re doing to create jobs and better opportunities for Ohioans. The Wooster Daily Record has more below:
Gov. John Kasich might have been speaking next door to the Certified Angus Beef Brand offices, but he was not serving up any red meat at the Wayne County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner.
Kasich spun tales of growing up in a Democratic family in a Democratic neighborhood just outside of Pittsburgh and not meeting a Republican until college at the Greenbriar Conference & Party Centre Thursday.
There were rumors Uncle Harry was a Republican, but the family didn’t speak to him very much. His grandfather worked in a coal mine. Only one of his father’s siblings had a college education. Growing up, his parents taught him to help those in need.
“That’s where I come from; that’s who I am,” Kasich said.
The governor, who is running for re-election this year, hit on traditional Republican themes of lower taxes — he promised to unveil a plan Tuesday to lower the state income tax below 4 percent — balancing the budget, killing the “death tax” and supporting pro-business measures, but he spent a lot of time talking about education, poverty, mental illness and addiction.
“He talked about conservative ideals, but in a way I haven’t heard,” Commissioner Scott Wiggam said.
“I liked what I heard from the governor,” Wayne County Republican Party Chairman Dan Lutz said. “I like hearing about policy. I think it shows where the governor’s heart is. I think he’s being sincere.”
Kasich wants to cut the income tax to keep people in the state and attract businesses. Since 1995, about $12 billion has “walked out” of Ohio to states with lower incomes taxes, he said. Ohio needs a tax system that benefits job growth.
Jobs strengthen families and communities, Kasich said. Without them, hospitals, schools, communities and families suffer. Jobs give people dignity and confidence. “Nothing but good things happen with having a job,” he said.
And
Brian Gentry, who serves on the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Wayne & Holmes counties, liked what the governor had to say about mental illness and the drug problem, including pill mills and pharmaceutical companies that push medications. However, most of the money seems to go to the treatment of substance abuse addictions instead of trying to prevent illegal drug use. Recovery programs also take away money from dealing more comprehensively with mental illnesses.
And
As Kasich wrapped up his talk, he said it was important to not only pay attention to those on the economic side, but those who reside in the shadow. No matter what happens with the election, “We should be on a mission.” He described that mission as one of building a strong state, counties, communities and families.
Friends Nancy Green and Wanda Tracey were sitting on a couch in the lobby of the Greenbriar when Gov. Kasich walked in and sat down with them to talk.
“I was astounded,” Tracey said about the governor sitting and just talking with them. He asked if they went to college and about their families.
“He was so down to earth,” Tracey said.
“We were just so amazed,” Green added.
You can read the entire article here (a subscription may be required).
The post Daily Record: Gov. Kasich Visits Wooster – Tells Ohio’s Comeback Story appeared first on John Kasich for Ohio.