# Annessa Hartman

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American politician

Annessa Hartman Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 40th district Incumbent Assumed office January 9, 2023 Preceded by Mark Meek Member of the Gladstone City Council, Position 4 In office January 1, 2021 – January 9, 2023 Preceded by Neal Reisner Succeeded by Andrew Labonte Personal details Party Democratic Education Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts (AA)

**Annessa Hartman** is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the [Oregon House of Representatives](/source/Oregon_House_of_Representatives) for the [40th](/source/Oregon's_40th_House_district) district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 9, 2023.

## Education

Hartman earned an associate of arts degree in hotel and restaurant management from the [Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts](/source/Le_Cordon_Bleu_College_of_Culinary_Arts) in [Pasadena, California](/source/Pasadena%2C_California).[1]

## Career

From 2008 to 2016, Hartman worked in catering in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) and [Concord, California](/source/Concord%2C_California). She moved to [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon), to work as an event planner at [Portland Center Stage](/source/Portland_Center_Stage). Hartman worked as the catering director at [Eurest USA](/source/Eurest) and as a sales manager at [Marriott](/source/Marriott_Hotels_%26_Resorts) from 2018 to 2020. From 2020 to 2022, Hartman worked as the marketplace and retail coordinator for the Native American Youth and Family Center.[2][3] Hartman is also a chapter director at Unite Oregon.[4]

She was elected to the [Gladstone](/source/Gladstone%2C_Oregon) City Council in 2020 and the [Oregon House of Representatives](/source/Oregon_House_of_Representatives) in November 2022.[5] After voting against a contentious transportation bill in a special session, Hartman announced that she will not run for public office in 2026 due to her illness.[6][7]

## Personal life

Hartman is a survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence.[8] She has two daughters.[9] She was diagnosed with cervical cancer in October 2025.[10]

## Electoral history

### 2024

2024 Oregon House of Representatives, 40th district[11] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Annessa Hartman 20,658 55.8 Republican Michael Steven Newgard 16,271 44.0 Write-in 60 0.2 Total votes 36,989 100%

### 2022

2022 Oregon House of Representatives 40th district election[12] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Annessa Hartman 16,632 50.22 Republican Adam Baker 16,451 49.67 Write-in 35 0.11 Total votes 33,118 100.0

2022 Oregon House of Representatives 40th district Democratic primary [13] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Annessa Hartman 4,433 58.22 Democratic Charles Gallia 2,363 31.03 Democratic James Farley 766 10.06 Democratic Write-in 52 0.68 Total votes 11,244 100.0

### 2020

2020 Gladstone City Council election, Position 4[14] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Annessa Hartman 2,341 42.01 Nonpartisan Bill Osburn 1,946 34.92 Nonpartisan Scott Blessing 1,036 18.59 Nonpartisan Mark A Horst 211 3.79 Write-in 38 0.68 Total votes 2,905 100.0

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Annessa Hartman"](https://ormoneywatch.com/candidates/annessa-hartman/). *Oregon Money Watch*. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Green, Aimee (2022-11-09). ["Democrat Annessa Hartman with slim lead over Republican Adam Baker for Oregon City, Gladstone House seat"](https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/democrat-annessa-hartman-with-slim-lead-over-republican-adam-baker-for-oregon-city-gladstone-house-seat.html). *oregonlive*. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Election Recap: Where do we go from here? | Portland State University"](https://www.pdx.edu/center-womens-leadership/election-recap-where-do-we-go-here). *www.pdx.edu*. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Walker, Richard Arlin (11 October 2022). ["Oregon Legislature could add second Native representative"](https://ictnews.org/news/oregon-legislature-could-add-second-native-representative). *ICT News*. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Annessa Hartman"](https://ballotpedia.org/Annessa_Hartman). *Ballotpedia*. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Gladstone House Democrat announces run for Clackamas County Commission • Oregon Capital Chronicle"](https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/gladstone-house-democrat-announces-run-for-clackamas-county-commission/). *Oregon Capital Chronicle*. Retrieved 2025-09-23.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Fuentes, Carlos (March 16, 2026). ["Democratic state lawmaker battling cancer will not run for county commission"](https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2026/03/democratic-state-lawmaker-battling-cancer-will-not-run-for-county-commission.html). *OregonLive*. Retrieved March 17, 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Heie, Troy (2025-06-16). ["Crying in the Oregon Legislature: Lawmakers keep breaking into tears, unheard of a generation ago"](https://rv-times.com/2025/06/16/crying-in-the-oregon-legislature-lawmakers-keep-breaking-into-tears-unheard-of-a-generation-ago/). *Rogue Valley Times*. Retrieved 2025-11-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Steve (2025-01-10). ["The Moms of Oregon's Legislature: And the Kids that Drive their Lawmaking"](https://corvallisadvocate.com/the-moms-of-oregons-legislature-and-the-kids-that-drive-their-lawmaking/). *The Corvallis Advocate*. Retrieved 2025-11-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Oregon state lawmaker Annessa Hartman, 37, diagnosed with cancer"](https://www.opb.org/article/2025/11/18/annessa-hartman-cancer/). *opb*. Retrieved 2025-11-18.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes"](https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf) (PDF). *Oregon Secretary of State*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241212212240/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf) (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Official_Election_Results_2022_12-0)** ["November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes"](https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf) (PDF). *Oregon Secretary of State*. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["May 17, 2022, Primary Election Abstract of Votes"](https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/may-primary-2022.pdf) (PDF). *Oregon Secretary of State*. p. 37. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Official_Election_Results_2020_14-0)** ["Nov. 3, 2020 General Election Final Results"](https://dochub.clackamas.us/documents/drupal/ecb9d992-49f9-417a-b787-794382bc8aad). *Clackamas County Elections*. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

v t e Members of the Oregon House of Representatives 83rd Legislative Assembly (2025–present) Speaker Julie Fahey (D) Speaker pro tempore David Gomberg (D) Majority Leader Ben Bowman (D) Minority Leader Lucetta Elmer (R) ▌Court Boice (R) ▌Virgle Osborne (R) ▌Dwayne Yunker (R) ▌Alek Skarlatos (R) ▌Pam Marsh (D) ▌Kim Wallan (R) ▌John Lively (D) ▌Lisa Fragala (D) ▌Boomer Wright (R) ▌David Gomberg (D) ▌Jami Cate (R) ▌Darin Harbick (R) ▌Nancy Nathanson (D) ▌Julie Fahey (D) ▌Shelly Boshart Davis (R) ▌Sarah Finger McDonald (D) ▌Ed Diehl (R) ▌Rick Lewis (R) ▌Tom Andersen (D) ▌Paul Evans (D) ▌Kevin Mannix (R) ▌Lesly Muñoz (D) ▌Anna Scharf (R) ▌Lucetta Elmer (R) ▌Ben Bowman (D) ▌Sue Rieke Smith (D) ▌Ken Helm (D) ▌Dacia Grayber (D) ▌Susan McLain (D) ▌Nathan Sosa (D) ▌Darcey Edwards (R) ▌Cyrus Javadi (D) ▌Shannon Jones Isadore (D) ▌Mari Watanabe (D) ▌Farrah Chaichi (D) ▌Hai Pham (D) ▌Jules Walters (D) ▌Daniel Nguyen (D) ▌April Dobson (D) ▌Annessa Hartman (D) ▌Mark Gamba (D) ▌Rob Nosse (D) ▌Tawna Sanchez (D) ▌Travis Nelson (D) ▌Thuy Tran (D) ▌Willy Chotzen (D) ▌Andrea Valderrama (D) ▌Lamar Wise (D) ▌Zach Hudson (D) ▌Ricki Ruiz (D) ▌Matt Bunch (R) ▌Jeff Helfrich (R) ▌Emerson Levy (D) ▌Jason Kropf (D) ▌E. Werner Reschke (R) ▌Emily McIntire (R) ▌Greg Smith (R) ▌Bobby Levy (R) ▌Vikki Breese-Iverson (R) ▌Mark Owens (R) ▌Democratic (37) ▌Republican (23) Oregon Legislative Assembly House Senate List of past Assemblies

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