Irl Stambaugh was the former police chief of Wasilla, Alaska, until he was fired in 1997 by then-Mayor of Wasilla, Sarah Palin. Palin gave no reason for his termination other than the she felt Stambaugh didn't "support" her.Anchorage Daily News: Wasilla Keeps Librarian, but Police Chief Is Out (February 1, 1997)
Sarah Palin Firing Scandals
As mayor of Wasilla, Palin also fired city librarian Mary Ellen Emmons, but reinstated her shortly after the firing.TIME: Mayor Palin: A Rough Record (September 2, 2008) Stambaugh sued to get his job back but his suit was denied. In 2008, Governor Palin abruptly fired, without reason, Walt Monegan, head of Alaska's Commissioner of Public Safety. Monegan and others allege Palin fired him because he refused to fire State Trooper and former brother-in-law of Sarah Palin, Mike Wooten.
