Professor Joo Comments on Inauguration Fundraising for Sacramento Bee
Professor Thomas Joo commented on contributions to the inaugural committee of President Barack Obama for a story in the Sacramento Bee. The committee raised $211,000 from Sacramento-area donors and $41 million nationwide.
Professor Joo said that although the funds raised for the inauguration pale in comparison to the hundreds of millions raised during the presidential campaign, the gifts raise issues of whether donors may be trying to curry favor with the new administration. "The one thing you would want to follow up on: Do people who give get more access?" Professor Joo asked.
Joo, a professor at UC Davis School of Law, specializes in the areas of corporate governance and race and the law.