Thomas Beach (born December 3, 1974) is an American real estate agent and politician who is currently serving as a member of the

South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections. Unlike many legislatures, seati ...

from the 10th district.

Early Life and career

Born in

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, Beach joined the

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in 1994 and served until 1998. He served with the

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, the 2nd Infantry Division, and the 25th Infantry Division. Beach is a Real estate agent in

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Political career

Beach ran won the June 2022 Republican primary and ran unopposed in the general election. He succeeded West Cox on December 6, 2022. Beach serves on the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee. He is a member of the South Carolina Freedom Caucus.

References

Living people 1974 births People from Delta, Colorado University of Alabama alumni 2022 South Carolina elections South Carolina House of Representatives elections Members of the South Carolina General Assembly Republican Party members of the South Carolina House of Representatives Military personnel from Colorado {{SouthCarolina-politician-stub