(VOVworld) -  On Tuesday, Ohio Governor John Kasich became the 16th Republican candidate to officially announce his 2016 presidential bid.

Governor Kasich was joined on stage by his wife and two daughters after announcing his campaign (Photo: bbc.com)

Kasich, the 63-year-old second-term Ohio governor, served as a member of the US House of Representatives from 1983 to 2001. He ran in the 2000 Presidential Election but dropped out after an unsuccessful primary.

Kasich has 1.5% support of Republicans nationwide, putting him 12th out of the 16 Republican candidates.

The reason he decided to begin a presidential bid was that he felt he had sufficient ability and experience to keep the American dream alive.