# Anastasia Pittman

Anastasia A. Pittman (born July 19, 1970) is an American and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma politician from the state of Oklahoma. She has served on the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council since 2021 representing the Dosar Barkus Band.
She represented the 99th district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, as a member of the Democratic Party. Pittman served in the House from 2006 to 2014. In April 2014, she filed to run for an Oklahoma Senate seat vacated by Constance N. Johnson. Pittman was elected to the Oklahoma Senate and represented the 48th district until 2018. In 2018, she was the Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor in Oklahoma.

## Early life

Pittman was born on July 19, 1970, in Miami, Florida. Her mother was also a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Her family moved back and forth from Miami to Oklahoma City every summer. During one summer, Pittman's parents did not return on time for her and her brother and their grandmother enrolled them in school in Oklahoma. Pittman's grandmother later became her legal guardian and Pittman finished high school and college in Oklahoma. Pittman graduated from Star Spencer High School.

### Education

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and public relations in 1999 from the University of Oklahoma and a Master's degree in Education and Behavioral Science from Langston University in 2002.

## Oklahoma legislature
### House of Representatives

She served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014. In 2013 Pittman was selected to lead the Legislative Black Caucus of the Oklahoma Legislature.

### Oklahoma Senate

Pittman served in the Oklahoma Senate between 2014 and 2018.

## 2016 Oklahoma County Court Clerk campaign

Pittman ran for Oklahoma County Clerk in 2016, losing to Rick Warren.

## 2018 Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor campaign

Pittman ran for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma in 2018, facing Anna Dearmore in the Democratic primary. She won the Democratic primary with 50.4% of the vote. She lost the general election to Matt Pinnell, receiving 34.5% of the vote.

## Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council

Pittman ran for one of the Dosar Barkus Band's seat in 2021 against three other candidates, with the two top vote earners winning a seat. Pittman and Terry Loy Edwards won the election.

## 2022 Oklahoma County Commissioner campaign

Pittman announced her intention to run against incumbent Oklahoma County Commissioner Carrie Blumert in November 2021. Blumert and Pittman also faced Christine Byrd and Kendra Coleman, an Oklahoma County District Judge removed from office in September 2020 for misconduct. Pittman placed first in the June primary and advanced to a runoff alongside Blumert. She lost the August runoff to Blumert.

## 2025 Oklahoma County Commissioner campaign

Pittman filed to run for a special election to fill an open seat on the Oklahoma County Board of Commissioners in December 2024. Incumbent commissioner Carrie Blumert resigned to work in the private sector, triggering a special election. In the February Democratic primary she faced Midwest City councilor Sara Bana and state representative Jason Lowe. Lowe won the Democratic primary.

## Electoral history

2006 Oklahoma House District 99 Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 1,421 | 44.55% |
| | Democratic | Larry Foster II | 1,115 | 34.95% |
| | Democratic | Tom Nash | 257 | 8.06% |
| | Democratic | Wayne Chandler Jr | 237 | 7.43% |
| | Democratic | Greg Nelson | 160 | 5.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,190 | |
2006 Oklahoma House District 99 Democratic primary runoff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 1,322 | 58.44% |
| | Democratic | Larry Foster II | 940 | 41.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,262 | |
2006 Oklahoma House District 99 Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 4,886 | 76.85% |
| | Republican | Willard Linzy | 1,166 | 18.34% |
| | Independent | J. M. Branum | 306 | 4.81% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,358 | |
2008 Oklahoma House District 99 Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 1,357 | 91.50% |
| | Democratic | Larry Foster II | 126 | 8.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,483 | |
2008 Oklahoma House District 99 Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 10,480 | 83.22% |
| | Republican | Willard Linzy | 2,113 | 16.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,593 | |
2012 Oklahoma House District 99 Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 10,641 | 83.49% |
| | Republican | Willard Linzy | 2,104 | 16.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,745 | |
2014 Oklahoma Senate District 48 Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 5,659 | 84.80% |
| | Democratic | Christine Byrd | 1,014 | 15.20%% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,673 | |
2014 Oklahoma Senate District 48 Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 14,254 | 83.01% |
| | Republican | Duane Crumbacher | 2,917 | 16.99% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,171 | |
2016 Oklahoma County Court Clerk election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rick Warren | 152,379 | 56.63% |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 116,681 | 43.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 269,060 | |
2018 Oklahoma Lieutenant governor Democratic Primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 188,892 | 50.42% |
| | Democratic | Anna Dearmore | 185,769 | 49.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 374,661 | |
2018 Oklahoma Lieutenant governor Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matt Pinnell | 729,219 | 61.89% |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 406,797 | 34.53% |
| | Independent | Ivan Holmes | 42,174 | 3.58% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178,190 | |
2021 Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Dosar Barkus Band representative election :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Anastasia Pittman | Anastasia Pittman | 81 | 47.37% |
| Terry Loy Edwards | Terry Loy Edwards | 60 | 35.09% |
| Sylvia Davis | Sylvia Davis | 17 | 9.94% |
| Patrick Thomas | Patrick Thomas | 13 | 7.60% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 171 | 100% |
2022 Oklahoma County District 1 Commissioner Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 7,841 | 38.64% |
| | Democratic | Carrie Blumert | 7,247 | 35.71% |
| | Democratic | Kendra Coleman | 3,451 | 17.01% |
| | Democratic | Christine Byrd | 1,754 | 8.64% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,293 | |
2022 Oklahoma County District 1 Commissioner Democratic primary runoff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carrie Blumert | 6,173 | 50.49% |
| | Democratic | Anastasia Pittman | 6,052 | 49.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,225 | |