Ky. Clerk Kim Davis One Of 59 Nominated for Time Magazine's 'Person of the Year'

Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis has reportedly been nominated as one of the 59 entries for Time Magazine's "Person of the Year."

Davis, a county clerk in Kentucky, was jailed earlier this year for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses based on her Christian religious beliefs.

This week, Davis' lawyer, Mat Staver with the Liberty Counsel, reportedly sent an email out to supporters imploring them to nominate Davis as the 2015 "Person of the Year" for the magazine.

"Kim Davis became the first Christian in America jailed as a result of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex 'marriage,'" Staver reportedly wrote to supporters. "Kim adhered to Kentucky law while standing for her First Amendment right to religious liberty and freedom of conscience."

The Liberty Counsel also encouraged supporters to nominate Davis on its blog.

"Who more than Kim Davis has influenced the news in the past year?" the legal group wrote on its blog. "Kim Davis inspired a nation and the world to fight for religious liberty when she chose a prison cell rather than sacrificing her conscience."

Davis had argued earlier this year that she was unable to issue same-sex marriage licenses at her county clerk's office based on her religious beliefs.

"To affix my name or authoritative title on a certificate that authorizes marriage that conflicts with God's definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman violates my deeply held religious convictions and conscience," Davis said earlier this year. "For me, this would be an act of disobedience to my God."