DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- A former gubernatorial candidate who is leading an effort to remove Iowa Supreme Court justices who supported a gay marriage decision says he'll get the financing needed to be successful.
Defeated Republican candidate Bob Vander Plaats expressed optimism at a news conference Wednesday that the effort would succeed in removing Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and justices David Baker and Michael Streit. They were part of a unanimous decision last year that legalized gay marriage in Iowa.
Vander Plaats says his group will be called Iowa for Freedom. He declined to say how much money the group hoped to raise.
Gay rights advocates say they take the effort seriously and expect an expensive and difficult campaign before the November election, when voters will choose whether to retain the justices.
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