John Kasich: A look at his political career

Kasich responds to questions from members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House following his meeting with President Trump on Feb. 24, 2017.

Kasich embraces his wife, Karen, in front of a large crowd at an event he hosted at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland on July 19, 2016.

Kasich announces the end of his presidential bid on May 4, 2016, in Columbus. Ohio.

Kasich campaigns at Central Medford High School in Medford Ore., on April 28, 2016.

Kasich pauses during a campaign event on April 25, 2016, in Rockville, Md.

Kasich dons a pair of boxing gloves during a campaign stop at the Crowne Plaza on April 19, 2016, in Annapolis, Md.

Kasich tours a matzoh factory in New York on April 12, 2016.

Brother and sister Declan and Sagel McGinley stand on stage with Kasich during a town hall event at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum on April 1, 2016, in Hershey, Pa.

Kasich stops for lunch at Mike's Deli with chef David Greco in the Bronx on April 7, 2016.

Kasich speaks at a news conference at the Minneapolis Club on March 22, 2016, in Minneapolis.

Confetti falls Kasich speaks to supporters at Baldwin Wallace University on March 15, 2015, in Berea, Ohio, after winning the Ohio primary.

Kasich poses for a selfie with a Bernie Sanders impersonator at a campaign event at the Palatine Park District Community Center Gymnasium in Palatine, Ill., on March 9, 2016.

Kasich addresses a town hall-style meeting in the Hazel Hall Atrium at the George Mason University Law School on March 1, 2016, in Fairfax, Va.

Kasich speaks during a town hall at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., on Feb. 22, 2016.

Kasich answers a question from a member of the audience at a CNN town hall at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., on Feb. 18, 2016.

Kasich speaks to supporters after finishing in second place in the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 9, 2016.

Kasich zips up his jacket as he steps off his campaign bus in Atkinson, N.H., on Feb. 5, 2016.

Kasich talks to voters during a campaign stop on Feb. 1, 2016, in Rochester, N.H.

Kasich participates in the Fox Business Network debate on Jan. 14, 2016 in North Charleston, S.C.

Kasich discusses foreign policy during a speech at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Dec. 9, 2015.

Kasich has hand sanitizer applied by Microcide Inc. President John Lopes while touring the Macomb-Oakland University Incubator at the Velocity Center on Nov. 23, 2015, in Sterling Heights, Mich.

Kasich speaks alongside Jeb Bush at the Republican debate hosted by Fox Business and The Wall Street Journal on Nov. 10, 2015 in Milwaukee.

Kasich gestures during a town hall meeting at the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va., on Oct. 5, 2015.

Kasich does an interview after the Republican debate at the University of Colorado in Boulder on Oct. 28, 2015.

Carly Fiorina looks on as Kasich speaks during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan library on Sept. 16, 2015, in Simi Valley, Calif.

Kasich marches in the annual Labor Day parade on Sept. 7, 2015, in Milford, N.H.

Kasich draws a mustache on a picture of himself at the Republican Party of Iowa booth at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 18, 2015, in Des Moines.

Kasich, followed by Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, takes the stage for the first Republican presidential debate at the Quicken Loans Arena on Aug. 6, 2015, in Cleveland.

Kasich officially launches his 2016 presidential bid during a rally at Ohio State University on July 21, 2015, in Columbus.

Kasich talks with Harley Staples, left, during a visit at RP Abrasives on July 13, 2015, in Rochester, N.H.

Kasich signs Ohio's 2016-2017 operating budget on June 30, 2015, in Columbus. Kasich said the $71.2 billion, two-year state budget helps people without getting "loose" with the spending.

Kasich talks with members of the Ohio junior high rodeo team at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo at the Iowa State Fair Grounds on June 24, 2015, in Des Moines.

Kasich delivers remarks during the Faith & Freedom Coalition's "Road to Majority" conference in Washington on June 19, 2015.

Kasich speaks at the Republican Leadership Summit Saturday on April 18, 2015, in Nashua, N.H.

Kasich is greeted after speaking at a Politics and Eggs Breakfast with state political activists and area business leaders at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., on March 24, 2015.

Kasich delivers his State of the State address at the Roberts Centre on Feb. 24, 2015, in Wilmington, Ohio.

John Kasich speaks during a campaign rally at the Coldwater Machine Company on Oct. 13, 2014, in Coldwater, Ohio.

Kasich addresses the Republican National Convention on Aug. 28, 2012, in Tampa, Fla.

Mitt Romney joins Kasich and Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman on stage on Aug. 14, 2012, at a campaign rally in front of Tom's Ice Cream Bowl in Zanesville, Ohio.

Kasich delivers his State of the State address at Wells Academy/Steubenville High School on Feb. 7, 2012, in Steubenville, Ohio.

Kasich celebrates his gubernatorial victory on Nov. 3, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio.

Kasich greets guests at the Clermont County, Ohio, GOP Lincoln Day dinner on Feb. 17, 2007.

Kasich abandons his presidential bid and endorses George W. Bush during a press conference in Washington on July 14, 1999.

As his wife, Karen, left, watches, Kasich stops in for a haircut by Joe Swiezynski in Milford, N.H., on Feb. 15, 1999, during a campaign swing.

Gene Sperling, right, then the assistant to the president for economic policy, talks to Kasich in the Capitol on May 13, 1997, prior to a meeting regarding the balanced budget amendment.

Kasich speaks at the Republican National Convention on Aug. 13, 1996, at the San Diego Convention Center.

Kasich displays a chart on Medicare during a taping of NBC's "Meet the Press" on Jan. 14, 1996, in Washington.