Thomas Val Guest

Thomas Duval 'Val' Guest, Jr. (born April 7, 1960 Greenville, South Carolina)[1] is an American politician, lawyer, and a member of the Republican Party. He is member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 106th District.[2][3] The former incumbent, Russell Fry, is the Representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district, after unseating incumbent congressman Tom Rice in the primary.[4] Rice, who served as the district's representative since 2013, lost significant popularity after voting to impeach Donald Trump.[5] Guest won the state house seat after defeating Brian Sweeney in a Republican Party primary and Ryan Thompson in the general election.[6][7]

Guest serves on the House Judiciary Committee as well as on the House Legislative Oversight Committee.[8]

A Myrtle Beach, South Carolina resident, Guest is a partner in the law firm Ouverson, Guest & Carter, PA, in Murrells Inlet.[9]

Guest has an undergraduate degree in business from The Citadel (1982) and a 1989 graduate, with a J.D. of the University of South Carolina School of Law.[9]

References
  1. "Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr". South Carolina State House. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  2. "2022 Statewide General Election Official Results"". South Carolina Election Commission. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ""Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr."". South Carolina Legislature Online. 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "South Carolina Primary Results". CNNpolitics. CNN. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  5. "Fry unseats Rice, wins GOP nomination for 7th Congressional District, unofficial results show". WMBF. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  6. Duncan, Chase (June 28, 2022). "Val Guest wins GOP nomination for SC House seat 106". MyHorrNews.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  7. O'Dare, Tom (November 8, 2022). "Republican Guest takes S.C. House 106 seat". MyHorryNews.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  8. "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  9. "Thomas D. "Val" Guest Jr". Ouverson, Guest & Carter, PA. Grand Strand Attorneys. Retrieved 21 November 2022.


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