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 Minor League Baseball player, and played for the Washington Senators and the Minnesota Twins organizations.

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.

He was replaced by Tom Talbot, who would go on to lose to Chuck Horn in the general election.