After his term he returned to automobile sales and worked at a number of patronage jobs with the city.

The boards provide a reservoir of patronage jobs for political leaders.

For some, that may mean an inside track on a state contract or a patronage job.

The change put a large number of patronage jobs under his control.

The battle was primarily over who would control federal patronage jobs.

Some people in patronage jobs are even qualified for them.

The executive, who controls a $1.1 billion budget, 12,000 employees and hundreds of patronage jobs, is seen as the key official.

Also at stake was the control of patronage jobs controlled by the mayor in the district's central administration.

Both were being used to dole out patronage jobs, state officials charged.

The best way to get a patronage job was to work in the election campaign for the winning party, and volunteers were numerous.