On Thursday, Steve Friess, son of philanthropist Lynn Friess and former gubernatorial candidate Foster Friess, announced his campaign for Wyoming’s sole U.S. House seat. He is the 10th Wyomingite so far to join the packed race, alongside eight other Republicans and one Libertarian.
The seat is currently held by Rep. Harriet Hageman, who is running for election to the U.S. Senate.
Friess, 60, describes himself as a “businessman, conservative activist and political outsider.” He moved to Wyoming from the East Coast nearly three decades ago and said he was baptized in the Shoshone River. Friess is married to Polly Friess, with whom he co-founded the Jackson Hole Classical Academy. Together, they have four children.
