Sentences with phrase «hand pick a successor»
As legendary as TO was, our mistake was letting him hand pick a successor out of his own staff instead of conducting a nationwide search for a capable replacement.
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The innovative void has increased the pressure on Jobs» hand - picked successor, Tim Cook, to prove he is capable of sustaining the success and growth that turned Apple into the world's most valuable company and a beloved brand.
The aim was to get rid of Ed Martin, Schlafly's hand - picked successor as CEO of Eagle Forum, although Schlafly, in court statements and media interviews, characterized the litigation as an attempted coup designed to remove her from control of her own organization because of her support for Trump.
Labor was divided in that race, which ended up being carried by Espaillat's hand - picked successor, Marisol Alcantara, who was also backed by IDC Leader Jeff Klein, of the Bronx, and has indicated (though her spokeswoman, Lis Smith) that she will join the breakaway GOP - allied IDC conference after her all - but - certain general election win in November.
Acting Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez, who was Thompson's hand - picked successor, won the primary with 53 percent of the vote, and is running unopposed in November.
A source close to Cuomo said he will «aggressively» support a hand - picked successor, but won't likely announce his choice before the convention.
It remains to be seen if Flanagan can weather criticism of being seen as Skelos» hand - picked successor.
Greenfield tried to hand - pick a successor for his City Council seat but now Hikind's son is running, too.
In 1998 his Queens mentor and the Democratic county chairman, Rep. Tom Manton, quit a re-election bid so that he could hand - pick his successor.
That would enable Manhattan to determine the Democratic designee in regularly scheduled elections and select the candidate in a special election — should Rangel someday decide, as has been widely speculated for years now, to retire mid-term and try to hand - pick his successor.