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Kim Davis Once Denied Him A Marriage License. Now Kentucky Man Seeks Her Job

A county clerk's race in Kentucky rose to national prominence after David Ermold announced he will run against Davis, who opposes same-sex marriage and denied him and his partner a marriage license.

David Ermold once again stepped inside the Rowan County, Ky., courthouse on Wednesday, except this time he wasn't asking for a marriage license — he was asking for Kim Davis' job. She is the Rowan County clerk who refused Ermold and his partner, among other couples, a marriage license on the basis of her religious beliefs against

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