AMES, IO – Gay rights groups in Iowa are concerned for the future of the state’s gay marriage law allowing same-sex couples to get legally married in the state.

Same-sex couples were granted the right to get married in 2009 by a state Supreme Court decision.

According to the Daily Iowan, Democrats, who have had long-control of the state’s senate, have been loosing control with their numbers dropping for 27-2 to 26-24 in the November 2010 elections. Since then, Senator Swati Dandekar announced last month that she will be resigning meaning the Democrats are at risk of losing control. The newly-opened seat represents a district that is split evenly among Democratic and Republican voters.