A jury found former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and others discriminated against a state government official because of his sexual orientation, awarding the employee $1.5 million in damages
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Christopher Godfrey said Branstad, who has been serving as the US ambassador to China since 2017, and others demanded his resignation because of his sexual orientation and drastically reduced his salary after he refused to resign, according to court documents. The jury ruled against the state of Iowa, Branstad and Brenna Findley, who was the legal counsel to the governor. Branstad and others in his office demanded Godfrey's resignation first in 2010, according to court documents.
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