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Kim Davis
Former American county clerk
For other people named Kim Davis, see Kim Davis (disambiguation).
Kim Davis | |
|---|---|
| In office January 5, 2015 – January 7, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jean W.
Bailey |
| Succeeded by | Elwood Caudill Jr. |
| Born | Kimberly Jean Bailey (1965-09-17) September 17, 1965 (age 59) Morehead, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | |
| Spouse | Joe Davis |
| Children | 4 |
| Known for | Refusal to comply with a federal court order directing her to issue marriage licenses following Obergefell v.
Hodges |
Kimberly Jean Davis (née Bailey; born September 17, 1965) is an American former county clerk for Rowan County, Kentucky, who gained international attention in August 2015 when she defied a U.S.
federal court order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Davis was elected Rowan County Clerk in 2014. The following year, the Supreme Court decided Obergefell v. Hodges, and all county clerks in Kentucky were ordered to issue marri