This matchup isn't final yet — we haven't confirmed every candidate here against the state's official candidate list.
This candidate list comes from federal campaign filings. We haven't checked it against LA's certified ballot yet — someone on that ballot may be missing here, and someone here may not be on it.
An open seat has no incumbent, so no incumbent record to compare — every candidate has statements. We show each for what it is.
HEAD-TO-HEAD · U.S. House · LA-5 · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD, BOTH CANDIDATES
Two records. Your values.
Solid and hatched shapes are built from roll-call votes wherever a record exists — what each did, not what either says; a shape drawn from reviewed statements is marked on statements. Whose record sits closer to yours is your call to make.
Stewart Cathey Jr.Misti Smith Cordell
SOLID VS. HATCH ASSIGNED BY BALLOT ORDER — NEVER PARTY · SAME SCALE, SAME METHOD FOR BOTH · HOW WE SCORE ▸
Stewart Cathey Jr. has no scored cluster positions yet. Misti Smith Cordell has no scored cluster positions yet. Michael Charles Echols has no scored cluster positions yet. Michael Gabriel Firment has no scored cluster positions yet. Lindsay Garcia has no scored cluster positions yet. Austin Magee has no scored cluster positions yet. Dan McKay has no scored cluster positions yet. Dixon McMakin has no scored cluster positions yet. Michael Edward Mebruer has no scored cluster positions yet. Blake Miguez has no scored cluster positions yet. Tania Nyman has no scored cluster positions yet. Samuel Lee Wyatt has no scored cluster positions yet.
ALSO IN THIS RACE
Michael Charles Echols · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Michael Gabriel Firment · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Lindsay Garcia · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Austin Magee · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Dan McKay · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Dixon McMakin · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Michael Edward Mebruer · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Blake Miguez · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Tania Nyman · Democrat — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
Samuel Lee Wyatt · Republican — We haven't confirmed this candidate against the state's official candidate list yet.
MONEY & TIES · U.S. House · LA-5 · SAME CATEGORIES, SAME SCALE, BOTH CANDIDATES
Stewart Cathey Jr. · ▮
$13.5K
TOTAL RAISED
Corporate-PAC share
— Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
— Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
0.00%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
Misti Smith Cordell · ▨
$555.7K
TOTAL RAISED
Corporate-PAC share
— Not yet derived
Registered-lobbyist donations
— Not yet derived
Small-dollar share
0.78%
Disclosed trades · 12 mo
0 (not in office) Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.
Disclosed to the FEC in itemized contributions; we have not built the join to lobbyist registrations — same for every candidate.
Not currently a member of Congress; no STOCK Act filing obligation applies.
Every number above is a count or a share — where they differ, the difference is shown at equal weight and you weigh it. Lobbying meetings are not federally disclosed for either candidate; donations from registered lobbyists are.
FEC FILINGS THROUGH Jun 30, 2026
We hold no positions yet for any candidate in this race — none derived from congressional roll-call votes, none from stated campaign positions. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about the candidates.