Kentucky clerk jailed over gay marriage licenses loses re-election bid issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, lost her bid for a second refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples lost her bid Davis became a national figure when she stopped issuing marriage overturned same-sex marriage bans nationwide. Davis cited her religious she quit issuing marriage licenses altogether. Colorado's Jared Polis projected to be first openly gay man elected governor state Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman. marry. The ruling overturned same-sex marriage bans nationwide. Days after the ruling, Davis stopped issuing marriage licenses. She was sued by gay and straight couples, and a federal judge ordered a law removing the names of all county clerks from state marriage