Annessa Hartman

Annessa Hartman is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 40th 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 in Pasadena, California.

Career From 2008 to 2016, Hartman worked in catering in Los Angeles and Concord, California. She moved to Portland, Oregon, to work as an event planner at Portland Center Stage. Hartman worked as the catering director at Eurest USA and as a sales manager at Marriott from 2018 to 2020. From 2020 to 2022, Hartman worked as the marketplace and retail coordinator for the Native American Youth and Family Center. Hartman is also a chapter director at Unite Oregon.

She was elected to the Gladstone City Council in 2020 and the Oregon House of Representatives in November 2022. 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.

Personal life Hartman is a survivor of sexual assault and domestic violence. She has two daughters. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer in October 2025.

Electoral history 2024

2022

2020