2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Oregon House District 49

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Zach Hudson

Democratic/Working FamiliesIncumbent

We haven't found a sourced summary for Zach Hudson 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 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 Zach Hudson's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Hudson filed about themselves

Occupation
Substitute Teacher

Work history

  • Teacher, Reynolds High School
  • Teacher, Mount Hood Community College
  • Teacher, Corbett High School
  • Teacher, Gresham High School

Education

  • King Alfred's College — Master's degree, English
  • Portland State University — Master's degree, Education
  • King Alfred's College — Bachelor's degree, English
  • Southern Oregon University — English

Offices and public service

  • State Representative, 2021 to present
  • Troutdale City Council, 2017 to 2020
  • Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee, 2011 to 2016
  • Troutdale Budget Committee, 2011 to 2016

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

Ann Walker

Republican

We haven't found a sourced summary for Ann Walker 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 Ann Walker's work or background, tell us — we'd rather print it than leave it blank.

What Walker filed about themselves

Occupation
Senior wildfire and forestry consultant with Ann Walker Consulting, LLC. Established in 2013 (CO) and 2014 (OR) Recent contracts include Coalitions & Collaboratives, OR Natural Resource Conservation Service, Utah Natural Resource Conservation Service.

Work history

  • Former Fire and Forestry Policy Director with the Western Governors' Assn.
  • Co-Author of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. Co-Author Retired National Fire Plan Coordinator/NRS3 with the Oregon Department of Forestry.

Education

  • Molalla Union High School — Diploma, General/Office Mgmt

Offices and public service

  • Elected Precinct Committee Person.
  • Member of the Western Governors' Association, Forest Health Advisory Committee

Ann Walker'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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