Tom Vail is a Conservative, Christian businessman, dedicated to preserving our Nation, which was founded on Biblical principles.

Tom lives in Groveland with his wife, Vara, and two teen aged sons, Robert and Ben. The two boys have been homeschooled since an early age and are now attending college in Florida. They also BOTH served as Pages in the 2023 Florida State House.

Tom grew up inside the Washington, DC beltway, and has lived in Virginia, Alabama and Texas, plus Thailand and China, before moving to Lake County, Florida.

During the 2020 Campaign season, Tom and his family led the Roadside Trump Flag Waving Rallies around Lake County – for 14 months – organizing and attending more than 100 events. Tom and his family are regular attendees of Republican Party and Republican Club meetings in Lake County.

Until beginning his 2022 campaign for a seat in the Florida State House, Tom was the President of the Lake County Tea Party and Leader of the Lake County School Board Overwatch Committee. Tom is currently serving as Chair of the Lake County Republican Liberty Caucus.  Tom also served the Lake County Republican Party as Treasurer from December 2020 until December 2022, and First Vice Chair from December 2022 until December 2024.

For almost 20 years, Tom was the CEO of his wife’s family business, based on exporting cut flower orchids from Thailand, and shipping to the US and other countries. At its peak, the business generated $100,000 per week in sales, had 100 employees, with 4 locations in Thailand and 3 locations in the US. Their flowers have been used in the White House, in celebrity weddings, on television programs and at the 2019 Lincoln Reagan Dinner in Lake County.

In addition to volunteering for patriotic and Republican causes and import/export business, Tom has experience in Construction, Real Estate, Computer Programming, Teaching, GIS mapping and Paralegal assistance. His education includes degrees in Computer Programming, Accounting, Information Systems, a Masters in Business and Juris Doctor in Law.

For 6 months in 2024, Tom was a co-host, with Vicky Cherry on Pro Life Radio, a one hour weekly Pro Life and anti abortion talk show on AM 950, Orlando, at 8:30 pm every Sunday night.  He also served as a Director for the Defending Life Alliance of Florida, which sponsored a statewide March for the Pre-born at the State Capitol in Tallahassee.  In 2025, Tom initiated a statewide campaign to end abortion in Florida.