Cincinnati Enquirer
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Republican Party s leaders have called on Rep. Anthony Gonzalez to resign for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump, a stunning rebuke of one of their own.
On Friday, the party s governing board called on Gonzalez, R-Rocky River, to resign in a divided vote. They also voted to censure Gonzalez and nine other members of Congress for their votes to support the unconstitutional, politically motivated impeachment proceeding against President Donald J. Trump, according to the resolution.
Gonzalez was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, which left five people dead. He is the third to be censured for the vote by his state party, following Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney and South Carolina Rep. Tom Rice.
John Kasich Fast Facts
Here is a look at the life of John Kasich, former Republican governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential candidate.
Personal
Birth place: McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
Birth name: John Richard Kasich Jr.
Father: John Kasich Sr., mail carrier
Mother: Anne Kasich, postal worker
Marriages: Karen (Waldbillig) Kasich (1997-present); Mary Lee Griffith (1975-1980, divorced)
Children: with Karen Kasich: twins Emma and Reese
Education: Ohio State University, B.A. in political science, 1974
Religion: Christian
Last name is pronounced “KAY-sick.”
Kasich’s parents were killed by a drunk driver in 1987, a tragedy he credits with helping him to rediscover his faith.