OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Former Washington state Rep. Matt Manweller has settled a wrongful termination lawsuit against his former employer, Central Washington University, for $155,000.

Manweller had initially sought more than $2 million in damages.

The settlement was filed last week in Kittitas County Superior Court. According to the stipulated judgment and order to pay, CWU did not admit any liability and will not pay Manweller’s attorney fees.

The university fired Manweller in August following a workplace conduct investigation that concluded he had “engaged in a pattern of unprofessional and inappropriate behavior” with current and former female students over a 13-year period.

University vice president of public affairs Kremiere Jackson said the university accepted Manweller’s offer to settle for $155,000 to protect the privacy of students and witnesses.

Manweller denied harassing or otherwise engaging with female students in an inappropriate manner

Despite the allegations against him, Manweller, a Republican, was overwhelmingly re-elected to the Washington House in November. He had said if he was re-elected he would resign, and did so in January.