CNN today announced Ohio Governor Kasich will be included in next week's Republican presidential debate.
Kasich is one of eleven top contenders named to appear in CNN's debate to be held at the Reagan Library in California next Wednesday.
The only woman in the Republican pack, Carly Fiorina, has also been included in the top tier debate.
CNN says candidates Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki and Lindsey Graham will have their own debate earlier in the day.
Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore did not meet CNN's criteria to be included in either debate.
