His father is a longtime official of the International Longshoreman's Association who ran for the City Council in 1991.

And some do it because surprising vulnerabilities can emerge in the campaign of the strong, longtime officials they run against.

Drastic reductions in the county work force, the exodus of longtime top officials and the resolution of contracts with thousands of union employees are looming.

Younger members have chafed at what they call corruption and mismanagement by longtime officials of the group.

A longtime federal official whose work relies on the fruits of technical espionage agreed.

To a longtime Japanese official like Mr. Fukui, who has worked 40 years at the bank, preserving institutional continuity is a paramount priority.

But he entered the race rather late, and his rivals charge that as a longtime elected official, he is out of touch with the party's rank and file.

So the only ones who become longtime officials are really the most talented ones.

Their oldest son, William Rogers Coe, was also a longtime official of his grandfather's railroad.

He added that the departures of two longtime Republican officials naturally give Democrats hope of gaining more ground.