# Tom Fries

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**Thomas Louis Fries** (born September 28, 1942) is [Democratic](/source/Ohio_Democratic_Party) politician who formerly served in the [Ohio General Assembly](/source/Ohio_General_Assembly). From [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton,_Ohio), Fries is a former [Minor League Baseball](/source/Minor_League_Baseball) player, and played for the Washington Senators and the [Minnesota Twins](/source/Minnesota_Twins) organizations. He also worked for the [Gulf Oil Corporation](/source/Gulf_Oil_Corporation) before entering politics.

In 1970, Fries won a seat in the [Ohio House of Representatives](/source/Ohio_House_of_Representatives) and was seated on January 3, 1971. By his second term, he was serving as the top Democrat on the House Local Government Committee, and was named Chairman after the Democrats won the majority following the 1974 election cycle. In all, Fries would serve six terms, or twelve years, as a state representative.

Following [Charles Curran](/source/Chuck_Curran)'s resignation from the [Ohio Senate](/source/Ohio_Senate) in 1982, Fries was appointed to replace him.[2] Up for election for a full term in 1984, Fries instead opted to retire, and resigned ten months early from the end of his term. He was replaced by [Tom Talbot](/source/Tom_Talbot), who would go on to lose to [Chuck Horn](/source/Chuck_Horn) in the general election.

Following public service, Fries started his own consulting firm in Dayton.[3]

## References

1. ["Thomas L. Fries Papers"](http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collection_guides/guide_files/ms154.pdf). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100704124113/http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collection_guides/guide_files/ms154.pdf) 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Dayton Dem threatens to bolt Senate"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1OdbAAAAIBAJ&pg=2296,4490350&dq=tom+fries+ohio&hl=en). *Daily Times*. 1983-05-09. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

1. ["Law firm, consultant form new public-sector consulting group"](http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/business/law-firm-consultant-form-new-public-sector-consult/nM8wB/). *Dayton Daily News*. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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