Annessa Hartman is a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 40, which includes Gladstone, Oregon City, and unincorporated Clackamas County. She was elected in November 2022 and assumed office on January 9, 2023. Hartman is a member of the Haudenosaunee, Cayuga Nation, Snipe Clan, and is the third Indigenous person elected to the Oregon House of Representatives. A mother and community advocate, her legislative priorities focus on supporting working families, human services, and infrastructure, informed by her experience as the child of a single working mother. She has been a vocal advocate for expanding rights for victims of child sexual abuse.

Education and Political Experience

• Background in events and hospitality, which has developed her strengths in planning, goal setting, collaboration, and communication
• Elected to Gladstone City Council in 2020 before advancing to the state legislature
• Elected to Oregon House of Representatives in November 2022, representing District 40
• Chair of the Early Childhood and Human Services Committee for the 2025 legislative session
• Serves on the House Committee on Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water
• Serves on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Natural Resources
• Candidate for Clackamas County Commission, having announced she will not seek re-election to the state legislature