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"It's Up To Us" By John Kasich

Book Cover artwork for "It's Up to Us" by John Kasich

John Kasich is the former Governor of Ohio and a former U.S. presidential candidate. As a US Congressman, he served for 18 years on the Armed Services Committee and was Chairman of the House Budget Committee the last time the budget was balanced. He's also had a career as an investment banker, as a host of "Heartland with John Kasich" on Fox News, as an author of 4 NYT bestsellers and now as a senior political commentator on CNN. 

His new book is "It's Up to Us: Ten Little Ways We Can Bring About Big Change."

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.