RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Anna M Scharf

Oregon State Representative, District 23 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Oregon State Representative, District 23

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 4; 39 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 18.6%; Chamber median 9.4%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +19.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Human Services · vice chair
Labor and Workforce Development Interim · vice chair
Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources and Water
Oregon-Ireland Sister State

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 39 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 4115 Relating to health care providers; and prescribing an effective date.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4065 Relating to seed contract payments; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4135 Relating to HPV Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Mar 2026

SB 1016 Relating to transportation of the personal belongings of foster children.
Became law Jun 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Scharf sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Scharf is closer to the center than 33% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Lucetta Elmer, Ed Diehl, Christine Drazan

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET

With Scharf’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills43%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Oregon House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Scharf’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Scharf	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1590: Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 35–12
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1576: Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 34–10
Feb 27, 2026	HB 4124: Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency.	No	No	Yes	Passed 36–6
Feb 27, 2026	HB 4089: Relating to criminal offenses related to work.	No	No	Yes	Passed 33–9
Feb 19, 2026	HB 4128: Relating to sale of single-family residences.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 38–16

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Scharf was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Oregon House of Representatives, District 23

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Oregon House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+19.4	R+13.9	+5.5
2024	Oregon House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+24.2	R+13.9	+10.3
2022	Oregon House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+26.6	R+9.8	+16.8