1.   All are gubernatorial appointees who serve six-year terms.

2.   I can well imagine a suggestion of mandatory vision testing for Republican gubernatorial appointees from my cousin, himself a former member of the Lexington Democratic Committee.

3.   On Tuesday, he opted not to talk with reporters after he spoke at an orientation session for gubernatorial appointees.

4.   Since then, there have been rampant rumors of another round of firings, while Bruno has threatened to stall Senate confirmation of some gubernatorial appointees.

5.   State law says only two of the three gubernatorial appointees to the five-member commission can be from the same party.

6.   Texas Education Commissioner Jim Nelson plans to step down in March, becoming the second high-profile gubernatorial appointee to quit in less than a week.

7.   The award for worst director goes to sports authority President and gubernatorial appointee Ted Ferris.

8.   The land commissioner, agriculture commissioner, railroad commissioners and State Board of Education, now elected, would become gubernatorial appointees.

9.   The presence of hundreds of state workers, many of them gubernatorial appointees, insured that the cameras recorded an enthusiastic crowd.

10.   Zenia Mucha, a spokeswoman for Pataki, said he had no role in the selection of Silverite by the transportation authority, which is controlled by gubernatorial appointees.