Born in
Camden, New Jersey, Amodeo was raised in Margate City and attended
St. Augustine Preparatory School. Amodeo received a
B.A. from
Mount Saint Mary College with a major in History and Political Science. In the 2013 elections, Amodeo and Brown faced a challenge from
Northfield Mayor
Vince Mazzeo and
Longport Mayor Nick Russo with Mazzeo declared the winner for the second seat, 32 votes ahead of Amodeo. Amodeo filed for a
recount after Mazzeo had been declared the winner by a margin of 38 votes among the more than 100,000 ballots cast and conceded to Mazzeo shortly after a month-long process showed Mazzeo ahead by 51 votes. ==References==