Emails Show Iowa Official's Tupac Fixation Before His Ouster

Jerry Foxhoven hosted weekly "Tupac Fridays" to listen to music in his office. He sent Tupac lyrics about love and change to inspire employees and he marked his own 65th birthday with Tupac-themed cookies.

While some employees praised his Tupac fixation, one complained to lawmakers last year. Reynolds surprised Foxhoven by telling him to resign one day after Foxhoven had emailed his employees asking them to celebrate Tupac's birthday.

A Reynolds spokesman says "a lot of factors" went into the decision to seek Foxhoven's resignation.

A 2017 news release announcing Foxhoven's appointment called him "a well-known and highly respected leader in child protection and family law" who had child protection leadership experience with 18 groups.