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'''Lee Joseph Amedee, III''', known as '''Jody Amedee''' (born December 9, 1967), is a personal injury [[attorney]] in Gonzales, near the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Part|Republican]] former state senator for District 18, which encompasses portions of Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes.<ref name=elections/>​

'''Lee Joseph Amedee, III''', known as '''Jody Amedee''' (born December 9, 1967), is a personal injury [[attorney]] in Gonzales, near the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state senator for District 18, which encompasses portions of Ascension, Livingston, St. James, and St. John the Baptist parishes.<ref name=elections/>​

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Amedee graduated from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish and the historically black Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge. Early in his career he was a law clerk in the Louisiana Senate. He is a former assistant district attorney for the 23rd Judicial District and the attorney for the Ascension Parish Tourist Commission. Amedee has been active in various sports organizations, including time as a coach of [[basketball]] and [[soccer]]. He is a member of the [[National Rifle Association]], the National Wildlife Turkey Federation, the East Ascension Sportsman League, and [[Ducks Unlimited]]. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=35444|title=Senator Jody Amedee|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref>​

Amedee graduated from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish and the historically black Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge. Early in his career he was a law clerk in the Louisiana Senate. He is a former assistant district attorney for the 23rd Judicial District and the attorney for the Ascension Parish Tourist Commission. Amedee has been active in various sports organizations, including time as a coach of [[basketball]] and [[soccer]]. He is a member of the [[National Rifle Association]], the National Wildlife Turkey Federation, the East Ascension Sportsman League, and [[Ducks Unlimited]]. He is a [[Roman Catholic]].<ref name=vsmart>{{cite web|url=http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=35444|title=Senator Jody Amedee|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref>​

Amedee and his wife, the former Jancy L. Berthelot, formerly of Orange Beach in Baldwin County, [[Alabama]], have three children.<ref name=vsmart/>​

Amedee and his wife, the former Jancy L. Berthelot, formerly of Orange Beach in Baldwin County, [[Alabama]], have three children.<ref name=vsmart/>​

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Amedee was term-limited in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 24, 2015. He was succeeded in January 2016 by outgoing District 59 state Representative [[Eddie J. Lambert]], another Republican. Lambert ran unopposed for the Amedee Senate seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winwithjmc.com/archives/6832?ct=t(9_11_2015)|title=Decision 2015: The end of candidate qualifying|publisher=winwithjmc.com|author=JMC Enterprises|date=September 10, 2015|accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref>​

Amedee was term-limited in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 24, 2015. He was succeeded in January 2016 by outgoing District 59 state Representative [[Eddie Lambert]], another Republican. Lambert ran unopposed for the Amedee Senate seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winwithjmc.com/archives/6832?ct=t(9_11_2015)|title=Decision 2015: The end of candidate qualifying|publisher=winwithjmc.com|author=JMC Enterprises|date=September 10, 2015|accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref>​

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