Full profile
Stewart Jr. Cathey is running as a Republican for the U.S. House in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026, and the race is contested.
Cathey is one of 15 candidates listed in the race. Republican Julia Letlow is the incumbent.
Cathey’s background
No candidate biography is on file for Cathey. That leaves the public record without details about his education, employment, prior public service or other personal and professional experience.
Cathey’s party identification is Republican. He is not identified as the incumbent; Letlow is the candidate listed with that designation.
Cathey’s positions and campaign finances
No documented policy positions are on file for Cathey. The record does not identify his views on federal spending, taxes, health care, immigration, agriculture, energy, national security or other issues that may come before Congress.
Campaign finance figures are also not on file for Cathey. There are no listed totals for money raised, money spent or cash on hand. Those three figures can help voters measure a campaign’s financial activity, but they do not show a candidate’s qualifications or positions.
The same categories are blank for every candidate in the race: no biographies, documented policy positions, fundraising totals, spending totals or cash-on-hand figures are on file for any of the 15 candidates.
Candidates in the LA-5 race
The field includes eight Republicans and seven Democrats:
- Stewart Jr. Cathey — Republican. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Misti Smith Cordell — Republican. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Michael Charles Echols — Republican. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Carl Ray Jr. Smith — Republican. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Michael Gabriel Firment — Republican. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Samuel Lee Mr. Wyatt — Republican. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Austin Magee — Republican. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Dixon Mcmakin — Republican. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Julia Letlow — Republican and incumbent. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Tania Nyman — Democrat. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Antonio Wilson — Democrat. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Jessee Fleenor — Democrat. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Larry W Foy — Democrat. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Dan Mckay — Democrat. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
- Patricia Ann Moore — Democrat. Biography, policy positions and campaign finance totals are not on file.
What the election decides
Voters in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District will choose who represents the district in the U.S. House. The election date is Nov. 3, 2026.
The race record establishes Cathey’s name, Republican affiliation and candidacy. It does not establish a policy platform, biography or campaign finance profile for him or any other candidate in the field. Those details would give voters additional ways to compare the candidates before casting a ballot.
