Preceded by Chuck Curran Political party Democratic Succeeded by Tom Talbot Name Tom Fries | Preceded by James Pippenger Role Ohio State Senator Succeeded by Bob Hickey Party Democratic Party | |
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Born September 28, 1942 (age 81)
Dayton, Ohio ( 1942-09-28 ) | ||
Thomas Louis Fries (born September 28, 1942) is Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio General Assembly. From Dayton, Ohio, Fries is a former Major League Baseball player, and played for the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins. He also worked for the Gulf Oil Corporation before entering politics.
In 1970, Fries won a seat in the 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's resignation from the Ohio Senate in 1982, Fries was appointed to replace him. 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, who would go on to lose to Chuck Horn in the general election.
Following public service, Fries started his own consulting firm in Dayton.