John Amari

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).

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 was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1978, and then to the State Senate four years later. He left the senate in 1998 to run for Lieutenant Governor, but lost, and failed to regain his senate seat in 2002.