Beryl Amedee

Beryl Amedee
Beryl Amedee
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives; from the 51st district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 11, 2016
Preceded by	Joe Harrison
Personal details
Born	Beryl Adams; October 14, 1964 (age 60); Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Political 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

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

Career

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

^ "Beryl Amedée's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "Beryl Amedee". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "Lawmakers reject bill to limit transgender youth in sports". AP NEWS. 2021-05-04. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ Gegenheimer, Mike. "transgender athletes". Houma Today. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "Bill backed by vaccine critics shelved by House committee". AP NEWS. 2019-05-07. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "HB545". legis.la.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

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[1] "Beryl Amedée's Biography". Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[2] "Beryl Amedee". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[3] "Lawmakers reject bill to limit transgender youth in sports". AP NEWS. 2021-05-04. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[4] Gegenheimer, Mike. "transgender athletes". Houma Today. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[5] "Bill backed by vaccine critics shelved by House committee". AP NEWS. 2019-05-07. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[6] "HB545". legis.la.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

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