CHIEF OF TRANSITION TEAM--Brian K. Hicks, right, campaign manager of the successful Taft-O'Connor ticket, listens as the governor-elect, left, names Hicks as Chairman of the Transition Team, during a news conference, at the Riffe Center, in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Nov. 5, 1998. Next to Taft is running mate Maureen O'Connor, and Hope Taft. (JACK KUSTRON../photoj.com)