Scott J. Ratliff (born January 19, 1943) is an American politician in the state of Wyoming. An

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, he is the first Native American to be elected to the Wyoming State Legislature and served as a Democrat for Fremont County, Wyoming from 1980 to 1992. Ratliff was born in

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in 1943, and attended Pavillion High School near his family's horse ranch north of Pavillion, Wyoming. He earned degrees at

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, Black Hills State College (1971) and the University of Wyoming (1973). Holding a master's degree in guidance and counseling, he worked at Eastern Wyoming College and Central Wyoming College. He also served in the Vietnam War and was wounded in action. After serving as state representative, Ratliff was a member of the Wyoming State Council on Juvenile Justice, Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame Board, Shoshone Economic Board, Wyoming State Board of Tribal Economics, and National Advisory Council on Indian Education. He received a human rights award from the Wyoming Counseling Association in 1990. Ratliff is married to Sheri and has three daughters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratliff, Scott 1943 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives 20th-century Native American politicians People from Fremont County, Wyoming Black Hills State University alumni University of Wyoming alumni