United States 2026 · Parties and candidates · House, Louisiana 5
Stewart Cathey Jr.
Result: Lost · 12.4% Unofficial count as of 6 November 2026.
Stewart Cathey Jr.’s FEC committees ran 18 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram from 1 page between 24 July 2026 and 20 October 2026. Meta reports $15.1–19.3K of spend. That makes Stewart Cathey Jr. the 381st largest spender of the 1181 federal candidates with ads. Running for House, Louisiana 5. Party: Republicans.
Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026.
18
ads on 1 page
$17.2K
reported spend, range $15.1–19.3K
100%
of spend on federal races
$600
median spend per ad
Meta and Google side by side
On MetaFacebook · Instagram
$17.2K
18 ads on 1 page, midpoint of Meta’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 31 October 2026
- Largest page
- Stewart Cathey for Congress · $17.2K
- Federal races
- 100%
- Median spend per ad
- $600
- Attack ads, of text ads
- 0.0%
On Google and YouTubeSearch · YouTube · Display
$17–23K
2 ads from 1 verified advertiser account, Google’s ranges, 4 May 2026 to 4 November 2026
- Against Meta spend
- 1.2×
- Formats
- 2 video
- Impressions
- 1.8M–2.2M
- Targeting declared
- age on 2 ads · gender on 2 ads
- States named
- Louisiana
- Last ad shown
- 4 Nov
Google advertiser accounts
| Advertiser | Ads | Formats | States | First ad | Last ad | Spend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHEY FOR CONGRESS | 2 | 2 video | LA | 15 Sep | 4 Nov | $17–23K |
Google publishes no ad text; the link on each account opens its ads in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. An account is tied to this page by its FEC committee; a party page lists its 1 largest.
Spend by week the ad started
Tone
Share of the 18 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.
Topics
Spend by race: Federal 100%.
Spend by ad language: English 100%.
FEC committees
| FEC committee | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| CATHEY FOR CONGRESS C00935932 | 18 | $17.2K |
The committees whose ads count for the candidate, as the FEC names them.
The costliest ads
The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.
In Congress, I'll work to cut reckless spending, fight for real jobs, and put money back in your pocket because this country's real budget gets balanced at a table like this, not in Washington.
15 October 2026 · Stewart Cathey for Congress · $3–3.5K · 600K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I am running for something bigger than the next election. When I am elected to Congress, I will fight to deliver the America our children deserve!
16 October 2026 · Stewart Cathey for Congress · $3–3.5K · 600K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
I’m running for Congress for the same reason I ran for the State Senate: the people of the 5th District deserve a representative who shows up, tells the truth, and gets things done. I’ve spent my career serving this country in uniform and standing up for Louisiana families in Baton Rouge, and I’m ready to take that same fight to Washington and deliver them a seat at the table.
21 August 2026 · Stewart Cathey for Congress · $1.5–2K · 175K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Serving in the military gave me an even deeper respect for the men and women who answered our country’s call. That’s why I’ve worked to cut through red tape and deliver results for veterans, and in Congress, I’ll keep fighting to ensure they receive the care, benefits, education, and opportunities they’ve earned.
14 September 2026 · Stewart Cathey for Congress · $1.5–2K · 175K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Louisiana, we’ve got work to do. 🇺🇸 I’ve served our country in the Army and our state here at home—and I’m ready to keep fighting for our freedoms, lower costs, and more opportunity for every Louisiana family. That's why I'm running for Congress - to make sure every Louisianian has a seat at the table.
21 August 2026 · Stewart Cathey for Congress · $1–1.5K · 150K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Don’t miss out on this Labor Day weekend’s Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday. Thanks to legislation I passed, ammo, guns, and hunting gear are all exempt from state sales tax!
1 September 2026 · Stewart Cathey for Congress · $900 – $999 · 100K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library
Pages that ran the ads
| Page | Ads | Spend ($) |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart Cathey for Congress | 18 | $17.2K |
Each name opens the page’s Vipima page, with its own figures and its link to Meta’s Ad Library.
Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.
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