Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval will endorse John Kasich for president, the Ohio governor told CNN.
“He’s a great guy,” Kasich told CNN’s Dana Bash in an interview set to air Sunday on “State of the Union.” He added, “I like him very much and it’s a great endorsement. It really is.”
Kasich did not provide further details, including where and when Sandoval will issue the endorsement.
The support comes days after former New York Gov. George Pataki backed Kasich. In February, former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman also endorsed the Ohio governor.
Although he is a Republican, Sandoval, who is serving in his second term as Nevada’s chief executive, was recently floated as a potential Supreme Court replacement for President Barack Obama to appoint to succeed late Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February. But he ruled himself out after a few days of speculation.