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Stine won the [[special election]] held on November 13, 2021, for the Senate seat vacated by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Ronnie Johns]], a staunch ally of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who appointed Johns as the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and hence created the Senate vacancy."<ref>Johns resigns Senate seat to head gaming board," ''Lake Charles American Press,'' July 24, 2021.</ref>

Stine won the [[special election]] held on November 13, 2021, for the Senate seat vacated by [[Moderate Republican]] [[Ronnie Johns]], a staunch ally of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who appointed Johns as the chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and hence created the Senate vacancy."<ref>Johns resigns Senate seat to head gaming board," ''Lake Charles American Press,'' July 24, 2021.</ref>

Stine received 9,313 votes (59 percent) to Democrat Dustin Granger, who polled 6,069 votes (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns, November 13, 2021.</ref>

Stine received 9,313 votes (59 percent); Democrat Dustin Granger, a businessman<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dustingrangerforlouisiana.com/|title=Dustin Granger|publisher=dustingrangerforlouisiana.com|accesdate=November 16, 2021}}</ref> polled 6,069 votes (39 percent).<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Special election returns, November 13, 2021.</ref>

Stine is a scion of the large Stine Lumber Company which operates from Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish and DeRidder in Beauregard Parish. His uncles, [[Dennis Stine]] and [[Tim Stine]] both served as a state representative from Calcasieu Parish. He is the son of David Paul amd Kim Stine.

Stine is a scion of the large Stine Lumber Company which operates ten outlets in Louisiana, including Sulphur and DeRidder, and one in Natchez, [[Mississippi]] His uncles, [[Dennis Stine]] and [[Tim Stine]], both served as a state representative from Calcasieu Parish ion the late 1980s and 1990s. He is the son of David Paul and Kim Stine.

Stine received a degree in [[political science]] and [[French language]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. While a student, he worked as an aide for the Jefferson Parish legislative delegation and later with a [[United States Senator]], presumably Republican [[David Vitter]]. Previously, he was an associate banker with Stephens, Inc., of [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], where he focused on developing customized, cost-efficient financing strategies for municipalities throughout Louisiana, including the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation, and the cities of Sulphur, Westlake, and Lake Charles. He concentrated on the management of long-term debt management, capital improvement planning, and methods of refinancing.<ref name=jstine>JEREMY'S STORY | Stine for Senate (jeremystine.com), accessed November 16, 2021.</ref>

Stine received a degree in [[political science]] and [[French language]] from [[Louisiana State University]] in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. While a student, he worked as an aide for the Jefferson Parish legislative delegation and later with a [[United States Senator]], presumably Republican [[David Vitter]]. Previously, he was an associate banker with Stephens, Inc., of [[Little Rock]], [[Arkansas]], where he focused on developing customized, cost-efficient financing strategies for municipalities throughout Louisiana, including the Calcasieu Parish School Board, the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, Lake Charles Ward 3 Recreation, and the cities of Sulphur, Westlake, and Lake Charles. He concentrated on the management of long-term debt management, capital improvement planning, and methods of refinancing.<ref name=jstine>JEREMY'S STORY | Stine for Senate (jeremystine.com), accessed November 16, 2021.</ref>

Stine is the president of the [[nonprofit organization]], the Alliance for Positive Growth (APG) in which capacity he seeks to assist business leaders and citizens in expanding their companies. The alliance shed light on the lack of immediate relief to the Southwest region following both Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Their efforts rallied the community to urge passage of a national disaster relief funding plan.<ref name=jstine/>

Stine is the marketing manager for his family-owned lumber business and also the president of the [[nonprofit organization]], the Alliance for Positive Growth (APG) in which capacity he seeks to assist business leaders and citizens in expanding their companies. The alliance shed light on the lack of immediate relief to the Southwest region following both Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Their efforts rallied the community to urge passage of a national disaster relief funding plan.<ref name=jstine/>

Stine and his wife, Emily, have three young children, two sons and a daughter. The family is [[Roman Catholic]] and worships at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Lake Charles.<ref name=jstine/>

Stine and his wife, Emily, have three young children, two sons and a daughter. The family is [[Roman Catholic]] and worships at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Lake Charles.<ref name=jstine/>