Thomas Scott Garrett (born July 22, 1956) is an
American politician
In the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal democratic republic with a presidential system. The three distinct branches share powers: Congress, which forms the legislative branch, a bicameral legis ...
. He served on the
Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner and Abolitionism, abolitionist John Lynch (1740–1820), J ...
city council from 2006 until 2010, when he entered the
Virginia House of Delegates
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, where until 2020 he represented the 23rd district, made up of parts of
Amherst and
Bedford Counties and Lynchburg. He is a member of the
Republican Party.
Garrett received an M.D. degree from the
University of Virginia
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in 1984, and has been a practicing
general surgeon
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in the Lynchburg area since 1989.
Electoral history
See also
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Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner and Abolitionism, abolitionist John Lynch (1740–1820), J ...
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2009 Virginia elections
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:
*Three statewide offices – Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General – for four-year terms
*Virgin ...
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1956 births
Living people
Republican Party members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia city council members
University of Virginia School of Medicine alumni
American surgeons
Methodists from Virginia
Politicians from Lynchburg, Virginia
20th-century American physicians
21st-century American physicians
21st-century members of the Virginia General Assembly
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