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Nevertheless, despite the emotional opposition, the Metro Council appointed Mrs. Amoroso to fill out her husband's term. Six Republican members and a Democrat, Tara Wicker, voted for the appointment. Three Democrats abstained, and a fourth Democrat, Erika Green, was absent from the proceedings. Mrs. Amoroso is an elementary teacher at Christ Presbyterian School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_6d12305e-8b7c-11e8-9fbe-c7f8b4485889.html|title=Denis Amoroso takes late husband's Baton Rouge council amid contentious debate|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 19, 2018|author=Andrea Gallo|accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> For reaching across the aisle, some blacks who want the Republican majority on the council replaced, accused Wicker of acting the role of [[Judas]], the disciple who betrayed [[Jesus Christ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_5592890e-8c64-11e8-9d05-a7f9732c9036.html|title=As Baton Rouge city council member is likened to Judas, others say reaching across aisle is essential|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 20, 2018|accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref>
Nevertheless, despite the emotional opposition, the Metro Council appointed Mrs. Amoroso to fill out her husband's term. Six Republican members and a Democrat, Tara Wicker, voted for the appointment. Three Democrats abstained, and a fourth Democrat, Erika Green, was absent from the proceedings. Mrs. Amoroso is an elementary teacher at Christ Presbyterian School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_6d12305e-8b7c-11e8-9fbe-c7f8b4485889.html|title=Denis Amoroso takes late husband's Baton Rouge council amid contentious debate|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 19, 2018|author=Andrea Gallo|accessdate=July 20, 2018}}</ref> For reaching across the aisle, some blacks who want the Republican majority on the council replaced, accused Wicker of acting the role of [[Judas]], the disciple who betrayed [[Jesus Christ]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_5592890e-8c64-11e8-9d05-a7f9732c9036.html|title=As Baton Rouge city council member is likened to Judas, others say reaching across aisle is essential|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=July 20, 2018|accessdate=July 21, 2018}}</ref>
In the special election held on March 30, 2019, Denise Amoroso handily defeated a Democrat, Brendan Casposs, 2,378 (78 percent) to 677 (22 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns: East Baton Rouge Parish, March 30, 2019.</ref>
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