Ohio Governor-elect reluctantly opens up hiring process

Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich (R) is not shy about explaining why he’ll post resumes of public job candidates: because he’s being forced to.

Kasich solicited resumes for 4,700 state government jobs, including some high-ranking positions.

He feels that the fact that the hiring process will be public will prevent him from filling all of those jobs. “Why have I felt strongly about this?” Kasich asked reporters. “Well, let me tell you why. When a person applies for another job, it doesn’t make their current employer happy.” He continued:

“Maybe the people that demand all of this openness ought to think about how they want their kids treated. Do they want their kids to be jeopardized because they’re trying to improve themselves and look for another job?”

Kasich was originally arguing that because an external, non-government organization was keeping the resumes, they did not fall under the Freedom of Information Act. But after talking with his lawyer, Kasich realized that it was a fight he was going to lose and has decided to make the resumes public.