Thomas Val Guest
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
from the 106th district
Assumed office
December 2022
Preceded byRussell Fry
Personal details
Born
Thomas Duval Guest Jr.

(1960-04-07) April 7, 1960
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Jeanne Nystrom
​
(m. 1992)​
Children2
EducationThe 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]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Personal life

Guest married his wife, Jeanne Nystrom, in 1992. He has two children and is a member of the Belin Memorial United Methodist Church.[8]

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.
  4. 1 2 "Thomas D. "Val" Guest Jr". Ouverson, Guest & Carter, PA. Grand Strand Attorneys. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. ↑ Duncan, Chase (June 28, 2022). "Val Guest wins GOP nomination for SC House seat 106". MyHorrNews.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ O'Dare, Tom (November 8, 2022). "Republican Guest takes S.C. House 106 seat". MyHorryNews.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ "House Standing Committees". South Carolina Legislature. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  8. ↑ "South Carolina Legislature Online - Member Biography". www.scstatehouse.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-23.


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