Thomas Val Guest | |
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Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives from the 106th district | |
Assumed office December 2022 | |
Preceded by | Russell Fry |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Duval Guest Jr. April 7,1960 Greenville,South Carolina,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jeanne Nystrom (m. 1992) |
Children | 2 |
Education | The Citadel (BS) University of South Carolina (JD) |
Thomas Duval "Val" Guest Jr. (born April 7, 1960) [1] is an American politician and lawyer serving as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for the 106th district. [2] [3]
Guest was born in Greenville, South Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from The Citadel in 1982 and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989. [4]
Guest was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives after defeating Brian Sweeney in a Republican Party primary and Ryan Thompson in the general election. [5] [6]
Guest serves on the House Judiciary Committee as well as on the House Legislative Oversight Committee. [7]
A Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, resident, Guest is a partner in the law firm Ouverson, Guest & Carter, PA, in Murrells Inlet. [4]
Guest married his wife, Jeanne Nystrom, in 1992. He has two children and is a member of the Belin Memorial United Methodist Church. [8]