2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Oregon House District 23

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Anna M Scharf

RepublicanIncumbent

We haven't found a sourced summary for Anna M Scharf yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district, the campaign site they filed and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Anna M Scharf's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Scharf filed about themselves

Occupation
Scharf Farms Inc., Amity, OR Office Manager, May 2012 to Present Oregon Legislature, Salem, OR Policy Analyst for HD23, 2020 and 2021 session

Work history

  • SEDCOR (Marion/Polk Counties Strategic Development Corporation) Salem, OR
  • Membership Manager, July 2010 to July 2011
  • GK Machine, Donald, OR
  • Supply Chain Manager, October 2007 to August 2008
  • PPM Technologies / FMC Technologies), Newberg, Oregon
  • Strategic Sourcing Manager April 2006 to October 2007
  • Hewlett-Packard, Corvallis, Oregon, Capital Procurement – Global Sourcing
  • Strategic Purchasing, Buyer June 2004 to October 2005 (Hewlett Packard – 1995-2005)

Education

  • University of Phoenix — Masters, Master's degree, International Business
  • Southern Oregon State University — Bachelors, Bachelor's degree, Political Science

Offices and public service

  • Polk County Fair Board, Board Member, 2010 to 2021 (Chair 2014 to 2018)
  • Perrydale School District, Board member, 2015 to 2019 (Chair 2017). Budget Committee, 2013-2014 and 2019-2021

Anna M Scharf's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Kriss Wright

Democratic

We haven't found a sourced summary for Kriss Wright yet — only what they filed about themselves, below.

Where we looked:

  • ORESTAR candidate filings, 2026 General Election (State Senator and State Representative), which gives the name, party, district, the campaign site they filed and what the candidate filed about themselves, but no account of their record that anyone else wrote

That is where we have looked so far, not everywhere there is to look. If you know Kriss Wright's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Wright filed about themselves

Occupation
Planning Commission, City of Newberg, Oregon. Alternate-Newberg Urban Area Management Commission, City of Newberg / Yamhill County, OR.

Work history

  • Research Scientist, Land Use & Zoning Consultant, Grant Writer, Health Technician-US Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), Advocate, Farmworker. Planning Commission, Newberg, OR. (2019 - Current). Alternate, Newberg Urban Area Management Commission (NUAMC), City of Newberg and Yamhill County, Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), Newberg, OR., Appointed member, Oregon Government Ethics Commission Rulemaking Advisory Committee on Public Meetings Law (2024).

Education

  • Portland State University — Certificate, GIS
  • Phagan's School of Beauty — Certificate, Esthetician, Nail Technology, Other
  • Portland State University — Bachelor's degree, Science
  • Portland Community College — Associate's degree, Dietetic Technician

Offices and public service

  • Planning Commission, Newberg, OR. (2019 - Current). Alternate, Newberg Urban Area Management Commission (NUAMC), City of Newberg and Yamhill County, Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), Newberg, OR., Appointed member, Oregon Government Ethics Commission Rulemaking Advisory Committee on Public Meetings Law (2024).

Kriss Wright's own answers on their candidate filing form. Published by Oregon Secretary of State; we have not checked them.

Sources

Candidate list and race details

What's included
U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and every state legislative district on the ballot.
Everything else
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: secure.sos.state.or.us.
Candidate lists
As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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