# Stewart Cathey

Stewart Cathey is a Republican member of the Louisiana Senate for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Louisiana Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2020-01-13
- Current term: LA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dd47283c-c202-461f-b56a-8cc2c0b14f15

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dd47283c-c202-461f-b56a-8cc2c0b14f15 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

13% of Cathey’s statements contain a personal attack, 5.7 times the State Senate Republican average of 2.3%.

## What Cathey says (LA 2025–26 session)

225 classified statements: 225 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cathey | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 12.9% | 2.3% | 9 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 6.2% | 9.5% | 185 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 13.3% | 37.3% | 320 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 1.3% | 15.4% | 321 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.3% | 115 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 24% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Education 21% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Law 21% (State Senate Republicans 3.7%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Armed Forces and National Security 6.9% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.36 (standard error 0.02), from 246 donors and 979 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (LA 2025–26 session)

2,495 roll calls. Attendance 90.5% (Louisiana Senate 88%). Party unity 98.3% (93.6%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-29 · voted not voting · FINAL PASSAGE (#1547) · HB 1222 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Provides relative to grocery initiative grants and financial support (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note) · fail · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1222/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1571) · HB 75 GAMING: Creates an enhanced promotional play pilot program relative to net slot machine proceeds (EN -$574,627 GF RV See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB75/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1561) · HB 410 CIVIL/PROCEDURE: Requires notification of all parties to record in-person communication · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB410/
- 2026-05-29 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1558) · HB 944 HEALTH SERVICES: Creates the Louisiana Women's Health Consortium (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB944/
- 2026-05-29 · voted nay · FINAL PASSAGE (#1562) · HB 750 CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides for cancellation of automatic renewal subscriptions · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB750/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1496) · HB 755 PUBLIC CONTRACTS: Establishes indefinite delivery and indefinite quantity professional services contracting for design services for certain projects… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB755/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1502) · HB 1199 INSURANCE/HEALTH: Provides relative to health insurance coverage for genetic testing and the treatment of SCN2A-associated medical conditions (EN NO… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1199/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1515) · HB 690 EDUCATION: Provides relative to education service providers and vendors of educational products (EN NO IMPACT See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB690/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1498) · HB 797 BANKS/BANKING: Creates the Bayou Gold Program (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB797/
- 2026-05-28 · voted yea · FINAL PASSAGE (#1499) · HB 1028 MEDICAID: Requires the Louisiana Department of Health to increase the reimbursement rates for nonemergency medical transportation providers (EN… · pass · https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/HB1028/

## Legislation (LA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 43 bills: 38 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 89. 51.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Louisiana Senate 50.5%; rank 19 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 208: VETERANS: Directs the Department of Veteran Affairs to submit a report annually to the Legislature outlining the length of time between discharge of military… (in committee, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR208/
- SR 164: AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Requests the Department of Insurance to study issues related to insurance coverage of motor vehicle damage claims, including steering… (introduced, 2026-06-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR164/
- SR 95: SPECIAL DAY/WEEK/MONTH: Designates April 28, 2026, as Louisiana 4-H and FFA Day at the Louisiana State Capitol and to commend the state officers of Louisiana… (introduced, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SR95/
- SCR 34: CONDOLENCES: Expresses sincere and heartfelt condolences upon the death of Coach Pat Collins. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR34/
- SCR 23: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES: Creates the Agricultural-Based National Security Priorities Task Force. (passed one chamber, 2026-05-25) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SCR23/
- SB 511: AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Requires transparency of automobile repairs. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB511/
- SB 505: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL: Provides relative to the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund Account. (7/1/26) (EN INCREASE SG EX See Note) (became law, 2026-05-29) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB505/
- SB 502: FARMING: Provides relative to the storage of sugarcane bagasse biomass. (gov sig) (became law, 2026-05-14) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB502/
- SB 503: COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS: Creates the Minor Exploitation Prevention Act. (8/1/28) (passed one chamber, 2026-05-07) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB503/
- SB 512: AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE: Creates a mandatory right of appraisal for automobile repairs. (8/1/26) (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/la/bills/2026/SB512/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2111832396932718713
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2100786403449651304
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2099699134848548951
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2094794644676579570
- 2026-08-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2093871959398306159
- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2090973171696480596
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2090949649330835533
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2082451405529358579
- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2076502108707168439
- 2026-07-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr/status/2076021241971081577

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.la.gov/smembers?ID=33
- Campaign site: https://www.catheyforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/stewartcatheyjr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stewart.cathey.3
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stewartcatheyjr
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stewartcatheyforstatesenat4085
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-cathey-jr-6707682b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dd47283c-c202-461f-b56a-8cc2c0b14f15