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Stephen Friess FINDING

This candidate was defeated in the primary, so the candidacy has ended. The finding below was detected and archived while the campaign was live and remains on the ledger as a historical record.
Seat
H-WY-00
Party
REP
Universe reason
contested_primary
FEC receipts
$2,173,497 FEC
Campaign site
https://friessforwy.com (verified)
Pages scanned
849 · last 2026-08-26

Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing

Detected on https://friessforwy.com/what-wyoming-republicans-need-to-know  · classifier confidence 0.95

  1. First detectedJuly 29, 2026

The page contains a 'Media Priorities' section with explicit channel, geography, and targeting instructions (e.g., Direct Mail, Addressable Streaming, Broadcast TV in Cheyenne and Casper) directed at GOP primary voters, along with 'Key Messages' to be used. This is not voter-facing persuasion but rather guidance for an outside group to run paid advertising, meeting the definition of red-boxing.

Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page

  • Direct Mail to 2-of-4 and better GOP primary voters
    Specifies a channel (Direct Mail) and a targeted voter segment, which is a media-buy instruction.
  • Addressable Streaming, Digital, and OTT/CTV to 2-of-4 and better GOP primary voters
    Lists digital ad channels with specific targeting, indicating paid media guidance.
  • Broadcast TV in Cheyenne and Casper, including :15s for frequency
    Names specific geographic markets and ad lengths, a clear media-buy directive.
  • Key Messages ... Steve Friess is a political outsider ...
    Provides prescribed message themes to be used in ads, typical of red-box guidance.
Archived screenshot of https://friessforwy.com/what-wyoming-republicans-need-to-know
Archived at detectionFull-page screenshot of https://friessforwy.com/what-wyoming-republicans-need-to-know · Raw HTML preserved
Plain text of the archived page
ABOUT STEVE
ISSUES
VOLUNTEER
NEWS
EVENTS
CONTACT
DONATE $
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JUNE 18, 2026
WHAT WYOMING REPUBLICANS NEED TO KNOW

Key Messages

Steve Friess is a political outsider and Wyoming businessman who can’t be bought, going to Washington to fight for Wyoming and stand with President Trump.
Steve Friess is an authentic conservative who has spent decades in the trenches fighting for Wyoming’s conservative values, working alongside Tea Party Patriots, Turning Point USA, and True the Vote, and carrying on the legacy of his late father Foster Friess.
Steve Friess has a vision for Wyoming: good jobs that allow kids and grandkids to stay in Wyoming, get a good job and raise a family. His focus is on maximizing Wyoming’s potential in energy, mining and ranching, and working to cut taxes and spending to make life affordable.
Steve Friess is pro-life is pro-life and pro-gun, and will defend our borders and culture.

Media Priorities

Direct Mail to 2-of-4 and better GOP primary voters
Addressable Streaming, Digital, and OTT/CTV to 2-of-4 and better GOP primary voters
Addressable Satellite to GOP primary voters
Conservative, News Network and Rural/AG Radio statewide
Broadcast TV in Cheyenne and Casper, including :15s for frequency
Texting to 2-of-4 and better GOP primary voters

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Independent-expenditure corroboration

FEC Schedule E · 14 filings

Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected on 2026-07-29; $614,982 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate, and $142,750 opposing.

Committee AmountFilingsDate range
S WYOMING WAY ACTION PAC $339,982 8 2026-07-13 – 2026-07-27
S OUTRIDER PAC $275,000 1 2026-07-21 – 2026-07-21
O HOMETOWN FREEDOM ACTION NETWORK $142,750 5 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-03

S Supporting O Opposing

FEC filings can be trailing evidence — smaller expenditures may surface only in periodic reports. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.

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