He was chairman of the House Budget Committee when Newt was speaker. He is largely credited with balancing the federal budget back in the mid/late 90’s. And yes he was a hero back then. I seriously doubt he has anything to do with this case. Not at all his style, he is pretty much super clean.
More importantly, Kasich’s father was a mail man.
Karen Waldbillig Kasich was born and raised in Upper Arlington near Columbus and attended Ohio State University where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in communications. She married John, who had gone through a divorce, in 1997. Karen worked for a number of years in healthcare, public relations and marketing, and climbed the ladder eventually to become a vice president at GSW Worldwide.