Wyoming representative Sue Wallis (R), a cattle rancher.

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WYOMING REPRESENTATIVE SUE WALLIS (R), A CATTLE RANCHER who wrote cowboy poetry and was one the nation's most outspoken proponents of horse slaughter, died unexpectedly in January. She was 56. Wallis was first elected to the legislature in 2006 and ran at the urging of her high school friend, Wyoming Speaker Thomas Lubnau (R). Although she gained notoriety because of her stand on horse slaughter, Lubnau said that one issue was "just a fraction" of the...