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'''John Amari''' (born August 7, [[1948]] in [[Roebuck]]) is a lawyer, former state senator, and a candidate for the Alabama Public Service Commission (Place 2).
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'''John E. Amari''' (born [[August 7]], [[1948]] in [[Roebuck]]) is an attorney and judge for the [[10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama]]. He was formerly an Alabama state representative and served four terms in the [[Alabama State Senate]], representing [[Alabama Senate District 15|District 15]].


Amari holds a bachelor's degree from the [[University of Montevallo]] and a law degree from [[Samford University]]'s [[Cumberland School of Law]]. He lives in [[Trussville]] and practices in [[Jefferson County]].
Amari is one of six children born to Joe and Mae Amari and raised on their produce farm. He helped to operate their [[Huffman Curb Market]] as a boy and graduated from [[Banks High School]].


Amari was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1978, and then to the State Senate four years later. He left then senate in 1998 to run for Lieutenant Governor, but lost, and failed to regain his senate seat in 2002.
Amari holds a bachelor's degree from the [[University of Montevallo]] and a law degree from [[Samford University]]'s [[Cumberland School of Law]].  


[[Category:1948 birthss|Amari, John]]
Amari was elected to the [[Alabama House of Representatives]] to represent [[Alabama House District 34]] in [[1978]], and then to the state senate, representing [[Alabama Senate District 12|District 12]] four years later. In [[1983]] he won a special election for the newly-recreated District 15. He left the senate in [[1998]] to run for Lieutenant Governor, but lost a close race to [[Steve Windom]], and failed to regain his senate seat from [[Steve French]] in the [[2002 primary elections|2002 primary]]. In [[2006]] Amari ran unsuccessfully for [[Alabama Public Service Commission]]. In [[2008]] he defeated Republican [[Norman Winston]] to become a district court judge.
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Amari and his wife, the former Terri Parker, have five children.
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==External links==
* [http://www.johnamari.com John Amari] firm website
* [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=42377 John Amari] at Our Campaigns
 
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 7 April 2017

John Amari

John E. Amari (born August 7, 1948 in Roebuck) is an attorney and judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama. He was formerly an Alabama state representative and served four terms in the Alabama State Senate, representing District 15.

Amari is one of six children born to Joe and Mae Amari and raised on their produce farm. He helped to operate their Huffman Curb Market as a boy and graduated from Banks High School.

Amari holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Montevallo and a law degree from Samford University's Cumberland School of Law.

Amari was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent Alabama House District 34 in 1978, and then to the state senate, representing District 12 four years later. In 1983 he won a special election for the newly-recreated District 15. He left the senate in 1998 to run for Lieutenant Governor, but lost a close race to Steve Windom, and failed to regain his senate seat from Steve French in the 2002 primary. In 2006 Amari ran unsuccessfully for Alabama Public Service Commission. In 2008 he defeated Republican Norman Winston to become a district court judge.

Amari and his wife, the former Terri Parker, have five children.

Preceded by:
Richard Andrews 		Alabama State House of Representatives District 34
1978–1982 		Succeeded by:
?
Preceded by:
Paschal Vacca 		Alabama State Senate District 12
1982–1983 		Succeeded by:
?
Preceded by:
Earl Hilliard 		Alabama State Senate District 15
1983–1998 		Succeeded by:
Steve French

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