Anna Scharf is an American lobbyist, farmer, political advisor, and politician who was appointed to the

Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, the upper house being the Oregon State Senate. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of ...

for the 23rd district on July 6, 2021.

Education

Scharf graduated from

Philomath High School Philomath High School is a public high school in Philomath, Oregon, United States. History Clemens Grant The Clemens Foundation was established in 1958 by Rex and Ethel Clemens, members of the Philomath community who acquired their wealth in th ...

in 1987. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from

Southern Oregon University Southern Oregon University (SOU) is a public university in Ashland, Oregon. It was founded in 1872 as the Ashland Academy, has been in its current location since 1926, and was known by nine other names before assuming its current name in 1997.Kre ...

and a

Master of Business Administration A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...

from the

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a Private university, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the Ac ...

Career

From 1995 to 2006, Scharf worked for

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. She was then a strategic sourcing manager for

FMC Corporation FMC Corporation is an American chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which originated as an insecticide producer in 1883 and later diversified into other industries. In 1941 at the beginning of US involvemen ...

and a supply chain manager for GK Machine. In 2010 and 2011, she was a membership manager for the Strategic Economic Development Corporation of Oregon. She has worked as an office manager of her family's farm since 2012. Since 2020, Scharf has worked as a seasonal legislative policy analyst for the 23rd district of the

. After Mike Nearman was expelled from the House, Scharf was selected by county commissioners from the 23rd district's four counties to succeed him.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scharf, Anna Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Republican Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly Southern Oregon University alumni University of Phoenix alumni Women state legislators in Oregon 21st-century American women politicians