Affie Ellis became the first Native American Woman elected to the Wyoming legislature.

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AFFIE ELLIS (R) BECAME THE FIRST NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN ELECTED TO THE WYOMING LEGISLATURE. The 38-year-old lobbyist and lawyer is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated veteran Senator Floyd Esquibel (D), who had served in the Legislature for 20 years. Two other women--Tara Nethercott (R) and Liisa...