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|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 33​ (Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, Union, and West Carroll parishes)​

|office=[[Louisiana]] State Senator for District 33​ (Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, Union, and West Carroll parishes)​

|term_start=January 13, 2020​

|term_start=January 13, 2020​

|preceded=[[Mike Walsworth]]​

|preceded=[[Mike Walsworth]]

|succeeded=​

|birth_date=April 19, 1981​

|birth_date=April 19, 1981​

|birth_place=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Ouachita Parish, Louisiana​

|birth_place=[[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], Ouachita Parish, Louisiana​

'''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, Harvey "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.

With 53 percent of the votes cast, Cathey defeated his sole opponent, a more conservative Republican, Harvey "Ned" White, in the primary election held on October 14, 2023.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 14, 2023.</ref> In the campaign White questioned Cathey's support for allowing former inmates to serve on juries and Cathey's unyielding support for the expansion of organized [[gambling]]. White had been a large donor to Cathey in 2019 but said his opponent has betrayed conservative principles.

==Background==

==Background==