Here’s where John Kasich gets his campaign money

With 15 prominent Republicans already running for president, is it possible there’s any money left for No. 16?

Actually, yes. Ohio Gov. John Kasich—probably the last big name to jump into the 2016 presidential race—might be a latecomer, but he’s got respectable financial resources. Ohio is the seventh-most populous state, after all, and it’s home to big companies such as Kroger (KR) and Procter & Gamble (PG), plus Ohio State University, a beacon of the Midwest. And as a key swing state, Ohio gets an outsized share of attention from political heavyweights. Maybe that’s why Cleveland will host the Republican National Convention next year.

Kasich raised nearly $40 million while running twice for governor, in 2010 and 2014 -- winning each time. He also spent 16 years in the House of Representatives, from 1983 to 2001. So he’s no stranger to fundraising. Here are some of the notable donors who have contributed to Kasich in the past and will undoubtedly be hearing from the latest Republican to aim for the White House:

The Lindner family. Carl Lindner, Jr., who died in 2011, was a billionaire Ohio businessman and financier who was part owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball team for several years. His sons Carl Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner now run American Financial Group (AFG), the holding company their father purchased in 1973. The Lindners donated roughly $250,000 to Kasich’s two campaigns for governor, according to the National Institute for Money in State Politics. Since 2009, they’ve given another $2.6 million to the Ohio Republican Party, which in turn helped fund Kasich’s two campaigns along with other statewide races.

David Brennan. This retired Akron attorney and his wife Ann gave $70,000 to Kasich and $1.4 million to the state GOP between 2009 and 2014.

Les Wexner. The billionaire retail titan behind Victoria’s Secret, Express, The Limited and other mall staples is a large if quiet force in Ohio politics. Wexner and his wife Abigail gave Kasich’s two campaigns $46,000, while Wexner has funneled another $1.1 million to the Ohio Republican Party during Kasich’s tenure.

The Boich family. These billionaire coal barons donated $140,000 to Kasich’s two races for governor, making them one of his single biggest funding sources. Wayne Boich, Jr., who now runs the family company, lives in Miami (where he pops up occasionally in the gossip pages), but the business is based in Ohio and has interests in several states.

Clayton Mathile. This Dayton-area businessman pulled down $2.3 billion when he sold his Iams pet-food operation to P&G in 1999. He now runs Myrian Capital, a technology-focused investing firm. Mathile and several family members donated $45,000 to Kasich, while giving a cool $1 million or so to the state GOP.

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Greg Wendt. This San Francisco-based investment adviser and his wife Lisa are big Kasich fans, donating more than $90,000 to his two campaigns. Wendt is a well-connected GOP bundler who helped raise money for presidential candidates John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012. In addition to contributing money, bundlers organize fundraisers and help solicit donations from other wealthy backers.

The Dicke family. The proprietors of Crown Equipment Corp., a forklift manufacturer in western Ohio, are generous Republican funders, giving $61,000 to Kasich since 2009 and $1.6 million to the state GOP. James Dicke II, Crown’s CEO, is one of Ohio’s representatives to the Republican National Committee.

Karen Buchwald Wright. The founder and president of Ariel Corp., a family-run energy and engineering firm near Columbus, has given $35,000 to Kasich and more than $1.3 million to the Ohio GOP since 2009.

Larry Abbott. After selling his company, Abbott Foods, to Sysco (SYY) in 2002 for an undisclosed price, Abbott opened a scuba shop outside of Columbus. He and his wife Linda have pumped about $81,000 into Kasich’s campaigns.

Stanley Gault. The retired CEO of Akron-based Goodyear (GT) and, before that, Rubbermaid chipped in $46,000 to Kasich’s two gubernatorial campaigns.

Barb Trueman. The widow of Jim Trueman, who founded the Red Roof Inn chain and sponsored Indy-style auto-racing teams, donated $40,000 to Kasich—who now has one more very long lap to run.

Rick Newman’s latest book is Liberty for All: A Manifesto for Reclaiming Financial and Political Freedom. Follow him on Twitter: @rickjnewman.