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WY-AL Republican nominee?
$7.4K
AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleBusinessman
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
GenderMale
LocationWyoming
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BackgroundBusinessman
Notable personal detailsStephen "Steve" Friess is a Republican candidate for U.S. House in Wyoming’s at-large district in the 2026 election cycle. He is a Wyoming-based businessman and conservative activist and has been involved in conservative movement and political advocacy for years. He is the son of investor and Republican donor Foster Friess and is affiliated with a campaign committee registered with the FEC as Friess for Wyoming.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
The candidate opposes tax increases and supports reducing regulations. He frames his economic approach around limited government, business-friendly policies, and protecting entitlement benefits for seniors.
Healthcare
Supports block-granting Medicaid to states, reforming Medicare Advantage with premium-support/competition approaches, and opposes cuts to benefits for current retirees; favors market-based reforms and reducing federal spending as a way to preserve entitlement programs.
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Immigration & Border
Opposes illegal immigration and supports finishing the border wall, expanded enforcement and deportations, ending amnesty, and stricter asylum rules. Backs fully funding Border Patrol and ICE, mandatory E‑Verify and entry/exit tracking, prosecuting sanctuary-city officials, and designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Supports using military force against cartels and measures to restrict voting to citizens (proof of citizenship/photo ID).
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate identifies as "pro-life" and frames his platform around conservative and traditional values. Public statements and campaign materials emphasize opposition to abortion without specifying permissive-access positions or narrow exceptions. Available sources indicate support for restrictions on abortion but do not provide detailed policy proposals or exceptions.
Climate & Energy
Supports an all-of-the-above energy policy prioritizing American energy independence and Wyoming oil and gas production, opposes the Green New Deal and carbon taxes, and calls for reversing Biden-era drilling moratoria and reducing federal regulatory restrictions on energy development. Advocates transferring federal land control to the state where appropriate and resisting federal actions perceived to limit Wyoming’s resource use.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate describes himself as pro-gun and pledges to defend the Second Amendment while opposing new restrictions. His campaign materials present a 100% pro-gun stance and media coverage characterizes him as pro-gun and a conservative activist.
Polls
WY-AL Republican nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$2.2M
$1.6M
$1.1M
$543.4K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$2.2M
$686.9K
$1.5M
$82.6K
Source: FEC
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