Tupac Shakur superfan fired from Iowa government job to file a wrongful termination lawsuit
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The ousted Iowa Department of Human Services director will pursue a wrongful termination lawsuit, alleging he was let go after objecting to a pay arrangement for the governor's deputy chief of staff, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Foxhoven was asked to resign during a meeting with the governor's chief of staff, Sara Craig Gongol, in June. The governor's office didn't give a reason. Earlier this month, Reynolds' spokesman wouldn't confirm or deny whether Foxhoven's workplace praise for rapper Tupac Shakur played a role. After stories about Foxhoven's Tupac fandom and firing went viral, the governor said she'd never heard of the rap icon and that"of course" that wasn't the reason.
But Duff said Foxhoven will allege he was ousted after objecting to a request to have his department continue funding the salary of Paige Thorson, deputy chief of staff for Reynolds. Foxhoven told the governor's office Thorson was"really not doing anything that's furthering the business of DHS" and he wanted to stop her salary payments, Duff said.
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