Beryl Amedee
Beryl Amedee | |
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| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 51st district | |
| Assumed office January 11, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Harrison |
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| Born | Beryl Adams October 14, 1964 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | John Amedee |
| Children | 3 |
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
[edit]Amedée was born in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.[1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Beryl Amedée's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "Beryl Amedee". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Gegenheimer, Mike. "transgender athletes". Houma Today. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "HB545". legis.la.gov. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
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