# Anna Scharf

Anna Scharf is a Republican member of the Oregon House for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Oregon House, district 23
- Serving since: 2021-07-12
- Current term: OR 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a22ec130-3ba7-4304-9e6f-3a950b8454cb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a22ec130-3ba7-4304-9e6f-3a950b8454cb (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

40% of Scharf’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Oregon, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans.

## What Scharf says (OR 2025–26 session)

16 classified statements: 16 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Scharf | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 43.8% | 9.3% | 9 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 56.3% | 31.9% | 69 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 6.3% | 12.7% | 515 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 22% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State House Republicans 12%); Commerce 11% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Energy 11% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Environmental Protection 11% (State House Republicans 1.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.28 (standard error 0.02), from 84 donors and 538 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 37% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (OR 2025–26 session)

1,009 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Oregon House 88%). Party unity 93.4% (91.6%). 46 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wright, Nosse. Passed. · HB 4075 Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4075/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. · SB 5701 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5701/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed. · SB 1502 Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1502/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · HB 5204 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB5204/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed. · SB 5702 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5702/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · SB 1601 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1601/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · HB 5203 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB5203/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. · SB 5703 Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB5703/
- 2026-03-06 · voted yea · Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Gomberg. Passed. · SB 1525 Relating to organizations relevant to Oregon's coastal resources; and prescribing an effective date. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1525/
- 2026-03-06 · voted nay · Third reading. Carried by Bowman. Passed. · SB 1501 Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/SB1501/

## Legislation (OR 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 42 bills: 42 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 109. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House 49.9%; rank 45 of 59).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 4065: Relating to seed contract payments; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4065/
- HB 4115: Relating to health care providers; and prescribing an effective date. (became law, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4115/
- HCR 201: Celebrating the Oregon Fire District Directors Association. (passed both chambers, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HCR201/
- HB 4135: Relating to HPV Awareness Day; and declaring an emergency. (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4135/
- HB 4073: Relating to administrative law. (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2026R1/HB4073/
- HB 3979: Relating to labor disputes involving public employees. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3979/
- HB 3976: Relating to public records exemptions. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3976/
- HB 3972: Relating to solid waste. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3972/
- HCR 38: Recognizing and honoring Deputy Paul Emerson Baker for his service to this state. (passed both chambers, 2025-06-20) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HCR38/
- HB 3930: Relating to the establishment of specific purpose accounts by public officials. (in committee, 2025-06-28) https://openstates.org/or/bills/2025R1/HB3930/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $130.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 40% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-06-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1936288158175707447
- 2025-06-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1935556994863345698
- 2025-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1932282715216474556
- 2025-05-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1923574250918772861
- 2025-05-17 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1923801805076701399
- 2025-04-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1914908013783367759
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1907641407160070648
- 2025-04-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1907660700962664629
- 2025-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1906772424596860940
- 2025-03-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/farmspinot/status/1897123718410985639

## Links

- Official site: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/scharf
- Campaign site: https://voteannascharf.com/
- X: https://x.com/farmspinot
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voteannascharf
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-scharf-7b631911/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a22ec130-3ba7-4304-9e6f-3a950b8454cb