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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 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/>​

'''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/>​

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=Jody Amedee's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 2, 2020}}</ref>​

Amedee was elected to the first of his senatorial terms in 2003 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]. He led the six-candidate field with 12,413 votes (27.2 percent). The runner up was fellow Democrat Jeff Diez, who received 11,323 votes (24.8 percent). Two Republicans, Mark Stermer and Warren Harang, III, shared 30 percent of the vote. Two other Democrats held a combined 18 percent of the ballots.<ref name=elections>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> In the second balloting on November 15, Amedee defeated Diez, 24,190 (51.6 percent) to 22,668 (48.4 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 15, 2003.</ref> Amedee was unopposed for his second term in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 20, 2007.

Amedee was elected to the first of his senatorial terms in 2003 as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]. He led the six-candidate field with 12,413 votes (27.2 percent). The runner up was fellow Democrat Jeff Diez, who received 11,323 votes (24.8 percent). Two Republicans, Mark Stermer and Warren Harang, III, shared 30 percent of the vote. Two other Democrats held a combined 18 percent of the ballots.<ref name=elections>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 4, 2003.</ref> In the second balloting on November 15, Amedee defeated Diez, 24,190 (51.6 percent) to 22,668 (48.4 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 15, 2003.</ref> Amedee was unopposed for his second term in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 20, 2007.