Full Name:
Affie Ellis
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Dennis; 3 Children
Birth Place:
WY
Home City:
Cheyenne, WY
Religion:
Catholic
JD, University of Colorado School of Law, 2004-2007
BS, Political Science/American Indian Studies, University of Wyoming, 1996-2000
Senator, Wyoming State Senate, District 8, 2017-2025
Candidate, Wyoming State Senate, District 8, 2016, 2020
Candidate, Colorado State House of Representatives, District 29, 2006
Former Member, Council of State Governments Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Minerals, Business, and Economic Development, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Revenue, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Joint Committee on Travel, Recreation, Wildlife, and Cultural Resources, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, National Conference of State Legislatures Law and Criminal Justice Committee, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Federal Natural Resource Management, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Tribal Relations, Wyoming State Senate
Of Counsel, Holland & Heart Limited Liability Partnership, 2018-present
Member, Board of Directors, Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise, 2017-present
Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming, 2015-present
Co-Owner, Real Estate Investment Company, present
Co-Owner, Steamboat's Smoke & Steakhouse, present
Co-Chair, Tribal Lands Subcommittee, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, present
Departmental Director of Congressional and Public Affairs, United States Department of Interior
President, Ellis Public Affairs, 2011-2016
Commissioner, Indian Law and Order Commission, 2010-2014
Assistant Attorney General, State of Wyoming, 2008-2011
Director of Congressional and Public Affairs, National Indian Gaming Commission, 2004
Legislative Assistant, United States Senator Craig Thomas, 2000-2004
Member, Advisory Board, University of Wyoming Literacy Research Center and Clinic, present
Volunteer, Board of Directors, Wyoming Community Foundation, present
Member, Frontier Days, present
Member, Colorado Indian Bar Association
Member, Federalist Society
Member, Jefferson County Republican Party
Member, Spirit of Christ Catholic Church