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'''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>

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.

With 53 percent of the votes cast in the state Senate district, 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.

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