Birth Name: | Thomas Duval Guest Jr. |
State House: | South Carolina |
District: | 106th |
Predecessor: | Russell Fry |
Term Start: | December 2022 |
Party: | Republican |
Birth Date: | April 7, 1960 |
Birth Place: | Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. |
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.
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.[4] [5]
Guest serves on the House Judiciary Committee as well as on the House Legislative Oversight Committee.[6]
A Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, resident, Guest is a partner in the law firm Ouverson, Guest & Carter, PA, in Murrells Inlet.[7]
Guest married his wife, Jeanne Nystrom, in 1992. He has two children and is a member of the Belin Memorial United Methodist Church.[8]