Lester K. Fryer (August 19, 1919 – May 5, 1990) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
[1] Born in Colebrookdale Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania on August 19, 1919, Fryer graduated from Boyertown High School in 1937, attended the United States Army Finance School in Fort Harrison, Indiana in 1942, and served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945 (World War II).
President of the Boyertown Democratic Club, he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for its 1963 term, serving a total of twelve consecutive terms.
[3] In 1986, Fryer made news headlines for "a bizarre procedural maneuver," according to the Associated Press, which facilitated passage of Pennsylvania's $18.2 billion state budget while enabling state legislators to begin their weekend early.
Fryer stood at the House speaker’s podium - "a lone lawmaker who led a chamber of empty chairs through voice votes on nine bills.