Beryl Amedee

Beryl Amedee
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
from the 51st district
Assumed office
January 11, 2016
Preceded byJoe Harrison
Personal details
Born
Beryl Adams

(1964-10-14) October 14, 1964 (age 60)
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJohn Amedee
Children3

Beryl Adams Amedée (born October 14, 1964) is an American politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 51st district. Elected in November 2015, she assumed office on January 11, 2016.

Early life

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Amedée was born in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.[1]

Career

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Amedée is the co-owner of Forerunner Errand and Concierge. She is also a pastor at the Vision Christian Center in Bourg, Louisiana and has served as a Terrebonne Parish elections commissioner since 2001.

She was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in November 2015 and assumed office on January 11, 2016.[2]

Amedée authored legislation that would prohibit transgender athletes from competing on girls’ sports teams in schools.[3][4] She also authored a proposal that would require medical providers to give patients a list of information about vaccines before administering them.[5] Additionally, Amedée introduced a bill seeking to apply state obscenity laws to school libraries; however, this bill ultimately died in committee.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Beryl Amedée's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Beryl Amedee". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lawmakers reject bill to limit transgender youth in sports". AP NEWS. May 4, 2021. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Gegenheimer, Mike. "transgender athletes". Houma Today. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bill backed by vaccine critics shelved by House committee". AP NEWS. May 7, 2019. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "HB545". legis.la.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2024.