Foster Friess
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Foster Friess | |
|---|---|
 Freiss at CPAC 2013 | |
| Born | Foster Stephen Friess April 2, 1940 Rice Lake, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 27, 2021 (aged 81) Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) |
| Occupation |
|
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Lynnette Estes
(m. 1962) |
| Children | 4 |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1960–1974 |
| Rank |  Captain |
Foster Stephen Friess (April 2, 1940 – May 27, 2021) was an American investment manager and politician. He was a well-known donor to Republican Party and Christian right causes.
Friess ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Wyoming in the 2018 election. He lost the nomination to State Treasurer Mark Gordon.
In March 2021, Friess was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. On May 27, 2021, he died from the disease in Scottsdale, Arizona at the age of 81.[1]
Foster Friess Media
- Foster Friess Yellow Slicker.png
Friess in his western-style outfit
Excerpt from a pro-Santorum newspaper advertisement funded by Friess ahead of the 2012 Wisconsin primary
Friess speaking at CPAC 2013
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg)
References
This short article about a person from the United States can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.Categories:
- Pages with TemplateStyles errors
- Local image different than Wikidata
- 1940 births
- 2021 deaths
- American philanthropists
- American political activists
- American billionaires
- Politicians from Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- Politicians from Wyoming
- Businesspeople from Wyoming
- Republican Party (United States) politicians
- Deaths from myelodysplastic syndrome