Tyler Servant is a Horry County Councilman representing District 5, which includes Surfside Beach, Garden City Beach, Murrells Inlet, and the Burgess area in South Carolina. Born and raised in South Carolina, he grew up in Surfside Beach, where he currently resides with his wife Hanna and two children Anistyn and Jonathan. He graduated from St. James High School and attended the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, earning degrees in real estate and marketing with a minor in political science. His political interest developed while working in State Senator Ray Cleary’s office for during college.

Servant is the Chief Executive Officer at Surfside Realty Company, a family business where he represents the third generation in real estate. Elected to the Horry County Council in June 2014 as a Republican, he won a runoff election with 56% of the vote against Reese Boyd, facing no Democratic opposition in November. He was sworn in on December 12, 2014, becoming the youngest elected official in Horry County at age 24. In January 2016, he was unanimously elected Vice Chairman of the council, a role he held for one year, and he currently serves as Chairman of the Administration Committee (Finance Committee).

His council work emphasizes fiscal responsibility, transparency, and infrastructure improvements, notably advocating for the Southern Extension of SC 22, a proposed highway to enhance evacuation routes and connectivity. He has opposed council salary increases, citing economic uncertainty, and also opts to allocate his annual $20,000 community benefit funding to the county’s public safety department rather than discretionary use.

He serves on multiple boards, including the State Workforce Development Board (Governor’s appointee), Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments, AccelerateSC (Governor’s appointee), Grand Strand Area Transportation Committee (Vice-Chairman), Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Coastal Carolina Association of REALTORS. In 2022, he was re-elected and sworn in alongside other council members. Servant is active in community projects, such as the $46 million Garden City Streetscape Project, which includes road, drainage, and safety upgrades, with groundbreaking planned for fall 2025.