Oral history interview with Thomas W. Hayes ..., 1995

Resource Information

The work Oral history interview with Thomas W. Hayes ..., 1995 represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in UCLA Library.

Label

Oral history interview with Thomas W. Hayes ..., 1995

Statement of responsibility

Donald B. Seney

Inclusive dates

1995

Creator

• Hayes, Thomas W

Contributor

• California State University, Sacramento, Library | University Archives
• Seney, Donald B.
• State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)

Interviewee

• Hayes, Thomas W
• Hayes, Thomas W

Interviewer

• Seney, Donald B.

Subject

• California, Office of the State Treasurer
• Citron, Robert L
• Deukmejian, George
• California.
• California -- Politics and government -- 1951-
• Budget -- California
• Metropolitan West Securities
• oral histories
• Municipal bankruptcy -- California | Orange County
• Collins, B. T
• Lundgren, Dan
• Hayes, Thomas W
• Ailes, Roger
• California, Office of the Auditor General
• California, Department of Finance
• Finance, Public -- California
• Unruh, Jesse, 1922-1987
• Maddy, Kenneth L
• California -- Emigration and immigration | Economic aspects

Genre

• oral histories

Language

eng

Summary

Hayes discusses his early years in a military family, education, serving with the marine corps in Vietnam, and going to graduate school. He continues with going to work in the General Accounting Office, studying federal power transmission, types of audits, working for the Legislative Analyst's Office, becoming Auditor General, becoming State Treasurer, learning about politics, the confirmation process, campaigning for election as Treasurer, and becoming Director of Finance. Major topics include demographics in California including immigration, California Constitutional Revision Commission and its recommendations on fiscal affairs, dealing with the press and media, working with Gov. Pete Wilson, leaving the Finance Dept. to work in the private sector, and his role during the Orange Co. bankruptcy investigation

Additional physical form

Audiotape recording available in the California State Archives.

Biographical or historical data

Thomas W. Hayes was born Dec. 2, 1945 in Ossining, NY. He received his B.S. (1968) and M.B.A. (1972) in business administration from San Jose State University. Hayes' first job out of college was with the U.S. General Accounting Office where he worked from 1972-1976. He worked briefly for the Legislative Analyst for the State of California before joining the Office of the Auditor General of California. In 1979, he was appointed Auditor General where he worked until 1989. Gov. George Deukmejian then appointed him to the then vacant Constitutional Office of the Treasurer of California where he remained until 1991. Upon leaving the Treasurer's office, he was appointed Director of Finance for the State of California by Gov. Pete Wilson. In July, 1993, Hayes left government service to join Metropolitan West Securities.

Cataloging source

CLU

Form designation

oral history transcript

Location of originals duplicates

• The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
• California State University, Fullerton. Library. Oral History Program.
• California State University, Sacramento. Library. University Archives.
• Honnold Library for the Associated Colleges, Claremont, Calif.
• University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.