What is Foster Friess?
{{Infobox person | name = Foster Friess | image = Foster Friess by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg | caption = Freiss at CPAC 2013 | birth_name = Foster Stephen Friess | birth_date = {{birth date|1940|4|2}} | birth_place = [[Rice Lake, Wisconsin]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|5|27|1940|4|2}} | death_place = [[Scottsdale, Arizona]], U.S. | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | occupation = {{flatlist| *Businessman *politician *philanthropist *political donor}} | spouse = {{marriage|Lynnette Estes|1962}} | children = 4 | education = [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) | module = {{Infobox military person |embed = yes |allegiance = {{flag|United States}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |serviceyears = 1960–1974 |rank = [[File:US-O3 insignia.svg|20px]] [[Captain (United States O-3)|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 (United States)|Republican Party]] and [[Christian right]] causes. Friess ran for the Republican nomination for [[Governor of Wyoming]] in the [[2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election|2018 election]]. He lost the nomination to State Treasurer [[Mark Gordon (politician)|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.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-megadonor-foster-friess-dies-at-81 Republican Megadonor Foster Friess Dies at 81]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Friess, Foster}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:American philanthropists]] [[Category:American political activists]] [[Category:American billionaires]] [[Category:Politicians from Wisconsin]] [[Category:Businesspe