# Beryl Amedée

Beryl Amedée is a Republican member of the Louisiana House for district 51.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana House, district 51
- Serving since: 2016-01-11
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cbe53992-3b3c-4ec0-a94a-58ddf96e6edd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cbe53992-3b3c-4ec0-a94a-58ddf96e6edd (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Amedée sits at +0.91 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State House Republicans.

## What Amedée says (LA 2025–26 session)

63 classified statements: 63 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Amedée | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 9.5% | 9.3% | 289 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 19.1% | 31.9% | 582 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.6% | 12.7% | 688 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 50% (State House Republicans 10%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Government Operations and Politics 25% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (State House Republicans 11%); Education 8.3% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.91 (standard error 0.03), from 36 donors and 864 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,668 roll calls. Attendance 95.0% (Louisiana House 90.7%). Party unity 91.7% (89%). 315 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-01 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1848) · SB 237 CHILDREN: Provides relative to child welfare. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB237/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1650) · SB 132 SCHOOLS: Provides that each public school board is to install exterior master key boxes to allow for rapid entry, response, and rescue by law… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB132/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1647) · SB 228 LOCAL FINANCE: Constitutional amendment to allow for the use of public funds to replace drinking water utility service lines located on private… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB228/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1634) · SB 202 ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT: Provides for the increase of parish board of election supervisor meetings in certain parishes for certain races. (8/1/26) (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB202/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1644) · SB 513 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Provides for public works project delivery methods. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB513/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1651) · SB 25 REGISTRARS OF VOTERS: Adjusts compensation schedule for Registrar of Voters. (7/1/26) (EN +$496,168 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB25/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1762) · SB 80 COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Provides for the regulation of certain broadband services. (8/1/26) (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB80/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1645) · SB 268 LOCAL FINANCE: Provides for lead service line replacement. (8/1/26) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB268/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1638) · SB 406 TAX/LOCAL: Authorizes the city of Slidell to levy a hotel occupancy tax. (gov sig) (EN +$590,000 LF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB406/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1641) · SB 433 MEDICAID: Provides for Medicaid coverage of certain medications. (1/1/27) (EN +$3,000,000 GF EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB433/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 24 bills: 21 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 177. 29.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana House 47.9%; rank 86 of 101).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 298: HEALTH: Requests a study by the Louisiana Department of Health and legislative auditor regarding nongovernmental entities (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR298/
- HR 256: COMMENDATIONS: Commends the members and volunteers of the 2026 Concerned Women for America of Louisiana's Encourage-A-Legislator Project (introduced, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HR256/
- HB 1198: CHILDREN/CUSTODY: Provides relative to child custody (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1198/
- HB 1108: MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Homeschool Proud" specialty license plate (became law, 2026-06-02) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1108/
- HB 1221: INSURANCE: Provides for policy data exemptions of information collected for the Louisiana Fortified Homes Program Fund (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1221/
- HB 1025: DOMESTIC ABUSE: Provides relative to a violation of a protective order (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1025/
- HB 778: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES: Provides with respect to the possession of Kratom (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB778/
- HB 742: HEALTH/LDH: Provides relative to certain eligibility requirements for certain public assistance programs (OR INCREASE GF EX See Note) (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB742/
- HB 948: HEALTH/CHILDREN: Provides with respect to the rights of parents regarding the medical treatment of their minor children (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB948/
- HB 689: SNAP/FOOD STAMPS: Provides relative to public assistance benefits for children (RE SEE FISC NOTE GF EX) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-05) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB689/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,600 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2111212568526397653
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2110366192871584212
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2100341461652738549
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2093509673026478358
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2092569657777484126
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2092570368233852984
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2092575262219042867
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2092575875334115647
- 2026-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2086110115984249140
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/BerylAmedee/status/2084326844539470239

## Links

- Official site: https://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members?ID=51
- Campaign site: https://berylamedee.com/
- X: https://x.com/BerylAmedee
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beryl.amedee

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cbe53992-3b3c-4ec0-a94a-58ddf96e6edd