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Jody Amedee
Jody Amedee is a former Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate, representing District 18 from 2003 to 2016.
Formerly a Democrat, Amedee switched his party affiliation to Republican in March 2011.[1]
Biography
Amedee's professional experience includes working as a laborer for Rubicon Chemical, law clerk for the Louisiana State Senate, founder of the District Attorney's Juvenile Probation Program, Assistant District Attorney and Attorney for the Ascension Parish Tourist Commission.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Amedee served on the following committees:
| Louisiana committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Senate & Governmental Affairs, Chair |
| • Natural Resources |
| • Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development |
| • Joint Capital Outlay |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Amedee served on the following committees:
- Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
- Natural Resources
- Revenue & Fiscal Affairs, Interim Member
- Senate & Governmental Affairs, Chairman
- Joint Legislative Capital Outlay
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Amedee served on the following committees:
2008-2009
In the 2008-2009 legislative session, Amedee served on the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[2]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Eddie Lambert (R) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[3][4]
2011
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011
Amedee ran for re-election in 2011. She was unopposed in the October 22 primary. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, if no candidate reaches this threshold, then a general election would have taken place on November 19, 2011 between the top-two vote getters.[5]
2007
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2007
In 2007 Amedee was re-elected without opposition to Louisiana State Senate District 18. Amedee's vote totals are not available because he ran unopposed.[6]
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2015
In 2015, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 13 through June 11.
- Legislators are scored on bills of interest to Louisiana businesses.
- Legislators are scored on votes related to educators and public education.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to the environment.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2014
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In 2014, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 10 through June 3.
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2013
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In 2013, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 to June 6.
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2012
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In 2012, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through June 4.
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Personal
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Amedee and his wife, Jancy Berthelot, have three children.
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for Jody + Amedee + Louisiana + Senate
See also
- Louisiana State Senate
- Senate Committees
- Louisiana State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- Louisiana state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003
Footnotes
- ↑ Nola.com, "Another state senator switches to GOP," March 17, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed January 11, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2014 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2013 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Family Forum, "2012 Senate Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
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| Preceded by - |
Louisiana State Senate District 18 2003–2016 |
Succeeded by Eddie Lambert (R) |
