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| + | |name=Beryl Adams Amedée | ||
| + | |image=Beryl A Amedée.jpg | ||
| + | |birth_date=October 1964 | ||
| + | |birth_place=[[Terrebonne Parish]], [[Louisiana]] | ||
| + | |death_date= | ||
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| + | |resting_place= | ||
| + | |spouse=John Amedée | ||
| + | |party=[[Republican Party|Republican]] | ||
| + | |religion=[[Christianity]] | ||
| + | |alma_mater=H. L. Bourgeois High School in Gray, Louisiana | ||
| + | |residence=Gray, Louisiana | ||
| + | |office=Louisiana State Representative for District 51 (Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and [[Terrebonne Parish|Terrebonne]] parishes) | ||
| + | |term_start=January 2016 | ||
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| + | |preceded=Joseph Arthur "Joe" Harrison | ||
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| − | In the runoff election held on November 21, 2015, | + | '''Beryl Adams Amedée''' (born October 1964)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=387618|title=Beryl Amedee, October 1964|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref> is the [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 51, which encompasses the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and her native [[Terrebonne Parish|Terrebonne]] in the southern portion of [[Louisiana]]. Amedee formerly served on the Terrebonne Parish Council, based in Houma.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/story/30578398/adams-amedee-defeats-incumbent-joe-harrison-in-state-rep-district-51-race|title=Adams Amedée defeats incumbent Joe Harrison in state Rep. District 51 race|publisher=KATC|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref> A long-time advocate of [[home schooling]], she was formerly a staff member of the [[conservative]] Louisiana Family Forum, based in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Beryl&qmi=A&qn=Amedee&qcs=Houma%2C+LA&focusfirst=1|title=Beryl Adams Amedee|publisher=intelius.com|accessdate=November 27, 2015}}</ref> |
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| + | In the runoff election held on November 21, 2015, Amedée unseated the two-term incumbent Republican Representative [[Joe Harrison]] of Napoleonville, 4,101 votes (52 percent) to 3,783 (48 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11212015/11212015_Legislative.html|title=Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=November 22, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| + | Amedée is one of the seventeen Louisiana House Republicans who openly sided with Attorney General [[Jeff Landry]] in blocking an executive order by [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]] which until it was declared unconstiutional would have protected homosexuals from discrimination in the workplace. She also opposes a state Senate bill which would require all employers but religious institutions to hire regardless of sexual orientation. The Senate bill, she said, places greater restrictions and burdens on businesses beyond what federal law requires and is a threat to religious freedom. Amedée said she opposes governmental intrusion into the employment process but reached out to homosexuals, saying, "People don’t want to understand today that if I disagree with you, that doesn’t mean that I hate you.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2017/05/06/lgbt-and-gender-identity-issues-take-center-stage-legislature/101338940/|title=LGBT, gender identity issues take center stage at legislature|author=Sarah Gamard|date=May 6, 2017|publisher=''[[Alexandria Town Talk]]''|accessdate=May 8, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| + | Amedee handily won reelection in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. She defeated another Republican, Clayton Voisin, 6,287 votes (64 percent) to 3,475 (36 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref> | ||
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| + | Amedee and her husband, John, reside in Gray in Terrebonne Parish, where she graduated from H. L. Bourgeois High School. | ||
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| + | Amedee ran without opposition to secure her third and final legislative term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 14, 2023. | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:48, November 9, 2023
| Beryl Adams Amedée | |
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Louisiana State Representative for District 51 (Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and Terrebonne parishes)
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Arthur "Joe" Harrison |
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| Born | October 1964 Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | John Amedée |
| Residence | Gray, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | H. L. Bourgeois High School in Gray, Louisiana |
| Religion | Christianity |
Beryl Adams Amedée (born October 1964)[1] is the Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 51, which encompasses the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and her native Terrebonne in the southern portion of Louisiana. Amedee formerly served on the Terrebonne Parish Council, based in Houma.[2] A long-time advocate of home schooling, she was formerly a staff member of the conservative Louisiana Family Forum, based in the capital city of Baton Rouge.[3]
In the runoff election held on November 21, 2015, Amedée unseated the two-term incumbent Republican Representative Joe Harrison of Napoleonville, 4,101 votes (52 percent) to 3,783 (48 percent).[4]
Amedée is one of the seventeen Louisiana House Republicans who openly sided with Attorney General Jeff Landry in blocking an executive order by Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards which until it was declared unconstiutional would have protected homosexuals from discrimination in the workplace. She also opposes a state Senate bill which would require all employers but religious institutions to hire regardless of sexual orientation. The Senate bill, she said, places greater restrictions and burdens on businesses beyond what federal law requires and is a threat to religious freedom. Amedée said she opposes governmental intrusion into the employment process but reached out to homosexuals, saying, "People don’t want to understand today that if I disagree with you, that doesn’t mean that I hate you.”[5]
Amedee handily won reelection in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 12, 2019. She defeated another Republican, Clayton Voisin, 6,287 votes (64 percent) to 3,475 (36 percent).[6]
Amedee and her husband, John, reside in Gray in Terrebonne Parish, where she graduated from H. L. Bourgeois High School.
Amedee ran without opposition to secure her third and final legislative term in the nonpartisan blanket primary held on October 14, 2023.
References
- ↑ Beryl Amedee, October 1964. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Adams Amedée defeats incumbent Joe Harrison in state Rep. District 51 race. KATC. Retrieved on November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Beryl Adams Amedee. intelius.com. Retrieved on November 27, 2015.
- ↑ Results for Election Date: 11/21/2015. Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved on November 22, 2015.
- ↑ Sarah Gamard (May 6, 2017). LGBT, gender identity issues take center stage at legislature. Alexandria Town Talk. Retrieved on May 8, 2017.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.
