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|term_start=January 11, 2016​

|term_start=January 11, 2016​

|preceded=[[Brett Geymann]]​

|preceded=[[Brett Geymann]]​

|birth_date=July 3, 1977​

|birth_date=July 3, 1977​

|birth_place=[[Lake Charles]] Louisiana, USA​

|birth_place=[[Lake Charles]] Louisiana, USA​

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'''Stephen Christopher Dwight''' (born July 3, 1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/stephen-dwight/stephendwight?valid=true&

'''Stephen Christopher Dwight''' (born July 3, 1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/stephen-dwight/stephendwight?valid=true&

|title=Stephen Dwight|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] in [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] state representative for District 35 in Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes. Unopposed in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 24, 2015, Dwight succeeded the term-limited [[Brett Geymann]] when the legislature reconvened on January 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winwithjmc.com/archives/6832?ct=t(9_11_2015)|title=Decision 2015: The end of candidate qualifying|date=September 10, 2015|publisher=JMC Enterprises|accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref>​

|title=Stephen Dwight|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> is an [[attorney]] in [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], who is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former state representative for District 35 in Calcasieu and Beauregard parishes. Unopposed in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 24, 2015, Dwight succeeded the term-limited [[Brett Geymann]] when the legislature reconvened on January 11, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://winwithjmc.com/archives/6832?ct=t(9_11_2015)|title=Decision 2015: The end of candidate qualifying|date=September 10, 2015|publisher=JMC Enterprises|accessdate=September 12, 2015}}</ref>​ He resigned from the legislature in 2021 to become a state court judge.

Dwight is a graduate of Sam Houston High School in Moss Bluff in Calcasieu Parish and [[Louisiana State University]] and the historically black Southern University Law Center, both in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He was first licensed to practice law in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=​https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/70601-la-stephen-dwight-4334658.html|title=Stephen Christopher Dwight|publisher=Avvo.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> He is a former city attorney and prosecutor for Westlake, also in Calcasieu Parish, and was previously the general counsel for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department.​

Dwight is a graduate of Sam Houston High School in Moss Bluff in Calcasieu Parish and [[Louisiana State University]] and the historically black Southern University Law Center, both in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He was first licensed to practice law in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=​https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/70601-la-stephen-dwight-4334658.html|title=Stephen Christopher Dwight|publisher=Avvo.com|accessdate=February 1, 2020}}</ref> He is a former city attorney and prosecutor for Westlake, also in Calcasieu Parish, and was previously the general counsel for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department.​

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