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A similar resolution failed in the Senate earlier this year.  Still, equal rights supporters in Iowa should prepare for a fight. Chuck Hurley of the Iowa Family Policy Center told OneNewsNow that equality opponents plan to use grassroots efforts to \u201cconvince their elected senator, whose salary they pay, that those senators should vote against [Senate Leader] Gronstal and let we the people vote on the definition of marriage.\u201d  If you live in Iowa and would like to voice your opposition to the resolution, visit the General Assembly\u2019s website for contact information on your legislators.Zach Wahls Speaks About Family"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"The Heat is on in Iowa","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/the-heat-is-on-in-iowa\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]