Rep. Annessa Hartman, a Gladstone Democrat who was the only member of her caucus to vote against a tax-raising transportation package last week, announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection.

Instead, Hartman said in a press release, she will run for a seat on the Clackamas County Commission next year. She said stepping back into local politics — she served on the Gladstone City Council for two years before winning election to the House in 2022 — would allow her to spend more time with her two daughters and leave behind the partisanship of the Legislature.

Hartman said her journey in the Legislature has been rewarding but has also “come with immense heartbreak.” She said she witnessed firsthand “how often party power overshadows people, how votes are dictated by allegiance rather than

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