claim: when john kasich became governor of ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget deficit and now there’s a $2 billion surplus."
author: arnold schwarzenegger
evidence_1: mar 17, 2016 ... john kasich, ohio taxes and spending, local government revenue, gop  presidential nomination. ... mr. kasich inherited an unsustainable $8 billion  budget deficit. ohio's ... but when it came time to tighten the columbus money  valve and return ... kasich's tenure, and the state surplus is now about $2 billion.
evidence_2: aug 6, 2015 ... john kasich touted his economic record in the state. ... kasich said, "i took the  state of ohio from an $8 billion hole … to a $2 billion surplus. ... there's an  argument for $8 billion, but there's also an argument for something closer ... than  a deficit, since ohio, like most states, cannot run an actual budget deficit.
evidence_3: john kasich on budget & economy; governors. ... ohio went from $8 billion  deficit to $2 billion surplus ... i have a plan that would not only cut taxes, lower the  income tax rate for ... you spend the money today, and then you hope you're  going to save money tomorrow. ... it's too much about, "i've got to make money."  there's ...
evidence_4: when john kasich became governor of ohio, "there was an $8 billion budget  deficit and now there's a $2 billion surplus." — politifact california on tuesday, ...
evidence_5: mar 13, 2016 ... the presidential candidate closed ohio's budget shortfall in part by cutting ... five  years later, he says he has turned ohio around. ... taking an $8 billion shortfall in  ohio and turning it into a $2 billion surplus. ... after deposits made during mr.  kasich's time as governor, the fund now has just over $2 billion.