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Sun May 30, 2021, 12:36 AM May 2021

GOP megadonor Foster Friess dies at 81

Foster Friess, a prominent Republican megadonor who ran for governor in Wyoming in 2018, died Thursday at the age of 81.

The Jackson investor finished second to now-Gov. Mark Gordon in the 2018 GOP primary with 25.6% of the vote, despite earning the endorsement of then President Donald Trump. Gordon was the state treasurer at the time.

The Jackson Hole News&Guide reported in January that Friess had been diagnosed with myelodysplasia, a form of bone marrow cancer. Friess posted on social media in March that he was dealing with the ailment.

“When people would ask what his disease was, he would say, ‘My white blood cells were on strike,’” said House 2022 candidate Darin Smith, a good friend and political ally of Friess.

Read more: https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gop-megadonor-foster-friess-dies-at-81/article_82e2198a-f23d-5d63-a1a6-61f330fe9891.html
(Casper Star Tribune)

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GOP megadonor Foster Friess dies at 81 (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2021 OP
And this is his legacy Blue Owl May 2021 #1
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Good riddance FoxNewsSucks May 2021 #3
Was their aspirin between his knees? Chicago1980 May 2021 #4
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