Difference between revisions of "Stewart Cathey"
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Cathey graduated from St. Frederick High School and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He is a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of West Monroe. He is a board member for the [[YMCA]], the Kiwanis International, and the Warrior Foundation.<ref name=pvs/> | Cathey graduated from St. Frederick High School and the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]]. He is a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church of West Monroe. He is a board member for the [[YMCA]], the Kiwanis International, and the Warrior Foundation.<ref name=pvs/> | ||
| − | In 2015, Cathey was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the state Senate in District 35. He lost to former state Representative [[James R. Fannin]] of Jackson Parish, who in turn was unseated from his Senate position in 2019 by state Representative [[Jay Morris]]. When Cathey switched to District 33 to succeed the term-limited Republican Senator Michael Arthur Walsworth (born 1956), he faced an intra-party challenge from Wade Bishop, a West Monroe businessman. | + | In 2015, Cathey was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the state Senate in District 35. He lost to former state Representative [[James R. Fannin]] of Jackson Parish, who in turn was unseated from his Senate position in 2019 by state Representative [[Jay Morris]]. When Cathey switched to District 33 to succeed the term-limited Republican Senator Michael Arthur Walsworth (born 1956), he faced an intra-party challenge from Wade Bishop, a West Monroe businessman. Cathey prevailed in the [[primary]], 16,658 votes (52 percent) to Bishop's 15,407 (48 percent). Walsworth instead ran unsuccessfully for the position of Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court having been defeated by an [[Independent]].<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.</ref> |
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| + | In May 2021, Cathey, who campaigned two years earlier as a [[conservative]], joined four other North Louisiana state senators previously considered conservatives, [[Barrow Peacock]], [[Jay Morris]], [[Barry Milligan]], and [[Robert Mills]], in voting to extend a $400 million temporary state sales tax even though the state is awaiting a windfall in federal [[coronavirus]] stimulus funding. Mills' vote was even in contrast to the Democratic Senator [[Greg Tarver]] of [[Shreveport]], who opposed the tax extension.<ref>''[[Moon Griffon|The Moon Griffon Show]],'' May 28, 2021.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:11, May 29, 2021
| Stewart Arthur Cathey, Jr. | |
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Louisiana State Senator for District 33 (Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, Union, and West Carroll parishes)
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Arthur "Mike" Walsworth |
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| Born | April 19, 1981 Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Louisiana at Monroe |
| Occupation | Managing partner, The Cathey Group |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Stewart Arthur Cathey, Jr. (born April 19, 1981), is a businessman who resides in Sterlington in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. He is a 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.[1]
Cathey graduated from St. Frederick High School and the University of Louisiana at Monroe. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of West Monroe. He is a board member for the YMCA, the Kiwanis International, and the Warrior Foundation.[1]
In 2015, Cathey was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the state Senate in District 35. He lost to former state Representative James R. Fannin of Jackson Parish, who in turn was unseated from his Senate position in 2019 by state Representative Jay Morris. When Cathey switched to District 33 to succeed the term-limited Republican Senator Michael Arthur Walsworth (born 1956), he faced an intra-party challenge from Wade Bishop, a West Monroe businessman. Cathey prevailed in the primary, 16,658 votes (52 percent) to Bishop's 15,407 (48 percent). Walsworth instead ran unsuccessfully for the position of Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court having been defeated by an Independent.[2]
In May 2021, Cathey, who campaigned two years earlier as a conservative, joined four other North Louisiana state senators previously considered conservatives, Barrow Peacock, Jay Morris, Barry Milligan, and Robert Mills, in voting to extend a $400 million temporary state sales tax even though the state is awaiting a windfall in federal coronavirus stimulus funding. Mills' vote was even in contrast to the Democratic Senator Greg Tarver of Shreveport, who opposed the tax extension.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stewart Cathey, Jr.: The Voter's Self Defense System. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved on November 26, 2019.
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12 and November 16, 2019.
- ↑ The Moon Griffon Show, May 28, 2021.