John Kasich

In this Feb. 22, 2016 file photo, Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a Town Hall at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., as part of his unsuccessful presidential campaign.

(Molly Riley, The Associated Press)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio Gov. John Kasich will move quickly this week to assert himself as a major political figure as the Republican Party looks to move past Donald Trump.

If Trump loses the presidential election Tuesday to Democrat Hillary Clinton, Kasich will deliver a major speech Thursday in Washington, three sources close to the governor tell cleveland.com.

In the address, Kasich will outline his vision for the future of the country and party.

Kasich, who ran for the GOP nomination this year but was smothered by Trump's surprising success, has repeatedly expressed concern about the New York businessman's policy proposals and incendiary remarks and divisive language. Despite initially pledging to back the party's eventual nominee, Kasich announced he would not vote for Trump last month, after the emergence of a 2005 recording of Trump making lewd remarks about women.

He instead wrote in Sen. John McCain of Arizona, a symbolic gesture, given that McCain, the 2008 GOP nominee for president, was not an eligible write-in candidate in Ohio.

On Monday night - Election Eve - Kasich tweeted a video clip from his "Two Paths" speech, which he used during his White House bid to draw distinctions between himself and Trump.

Kasich has kept his national political organization alive, using it to campaign and raise money for Republican candidates in competitive Senate races across the country. His moves have been interpreted as a sign he is interested in running for president again in 2020.

The Cincinnati Enquirer first reported Kasich's plans Tuesday evening.