| | '''Stewart Arthur Cathey, Jr.''' (born April 19, 1981), is a [[business]]man who resides in Sterlington in Ouachita Parish, [[Louisiana]]. He is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 33, which includes six parishes in north [[Louisiana]]. He is a [[United States Army]] combat veteran in the [[Afghanistan War]] and a continuing captain in the Army Reserve. Since 2013, Cathey has been the managing partner of his own [[real estate]] firm, The Cathey Group, based in his native [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/165589/stewart-cathey-jr|title=Stewart Cathey, Jr.: The Voter's Self Defense System|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 26, 2019}}</ref> | | '''Stewart Arthur Cathey, Jr.''' (born April 19, 1981), is a [[business]]man who resides in Sterlington in Ouachita Parish, [[Louisiana]]. He is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state senator for District 33, which includes six parishes in north [[Louisiana]]. He is a [[United States Army]] combat veteran in the [[Afghanistan War]] and a continuing captain in the Army Reserve. Since 2013, Cathey has been the managing partner of his own [[real estate]] firm, The Cathey Group, based in his native [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]].<ref name=pvs>{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/165589/stewart-cathey-jr|title=Stewart Cathey, Jr.: The Voter's Self Defense System|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=November 26, 2019}}</ref> |
| − | Cathey is opposed for reelection to a second in the October 14, 2023, primary by a more conservative Republican, Ned White, who has questioned Cathey's support for allowing former inmates to serve on juries and Cathey's unyielding support for the expansion of organized [[gambling]]. | + | Cathey is opposed for reelection to a second in the October 14, 2023, primary by a more conservative Republican, Ned White, who has questioned Cathey's support for allowing former inmates to serve on juries and Cathey's unyielding support for the expansion of organized [[gambling]] White was a large donor to Cathey in 2019 but said his opponent has betrayed conservative principles. |