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Thomas Beach
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South Carolina House of Representatives District 10
Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Compensation

Base salary

$10,400/year

Per diem

$231/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Alabama, 2013

Personal
Birthplace
Delta, Colo.
Profession
Real estate agent
Contact

Thomas Beach (Republican Party) is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 10. He assumed office on November 14, 2022. His current term ends on November 9, 2026.

Beach (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Carolina House of Representatives to represent District 10. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Thomas Beach was born in Delta, Colorado, and lives in Piedmont, South Carolina. Beach earned a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of North Alabama in 2013. His career experience includes working as a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty, Inc., an enrollment analyst with Prisma Health, and a district executive with Boy Scouts of America.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Beach was assigned to the following committees:


The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2024

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Thomas Beach won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Beach
Thomas Beach (R)
 
98.6
 
16,218
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.4
 
234

Total votes: 16,452
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Thomas Beach defeated Pam Anthony in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Beach
Thomas Beach
 
66.7
 
2,660
Pam Anthony
 
33.3
 
1,327

Total votes: 3,987
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

Beach received the following endorsements.

Pledges

Beach signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: South Carolina House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 10

Thomas Beach won election in the general election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Beach
Thomas Beach (R) Candidate Connection
 
98.1
 
10,852
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.9
 
207

Total votes: 11,059
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 10

Thomas Beach defeated incumbent West Cox and Mark Durham in the Republican primary for South Carolina House of Representatives District 10 on June 14, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Thomas Beach
Thomas Beach Candidate Connection
 
50.3
 
1,658
West Cox
 
32.0
 
1,053
Mark Durham
 
17.7
 
582

Total votes: 3,293
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Candidate Connection

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Thomas Beach is a Born-Again Christian, Family Man, Licensed Local Realtor, US Army Veteran, Conservative Republican Candidate for SC10.
  • Protecting our children from CRT and sexual propaganda in our schools
  • Protecting the Right to Life and the 2nd Amendment
  • Cutting taxes and reining in wasteful government spending
Abolishing abortion, which is the next true Civil Rights Movement, and passing legislation that "conserves" the three inalienable rights that our Creator gave to every single citizen of our great nation.

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Campaign finance summary


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Thomas Beach campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* South Carolina House of Representatives District 10Won general$100,597 $101,404
2022South Carolina House of Representatives District 10Won general$41,053 $37,413
Grand total$141,649 $138,817
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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Political offices
Preceded by
West Cox (R)
South Carolina House of Representatives District 10
2022-Present
Succeeded by
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