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Quick facts for kids Anastasia Pittman
Member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma General Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 2021
Constituency	Dosar Barkus Band
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 48th district
In office November 16, 2014 – November 16, 2018
Preceded by	Constance N. Johnson
Succeeded by	George E. Young
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 99th district
In office November 16, 2006 – November 16, 2014
Preceded by	Opio Toure
Succeeded by	George Young
Personal details
Born	(1970-07-19) July 19, 1970 (age 53) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Citizenship	Seminole Nation of Oklahoma American
Political party	Democratic
Children	Ajay Pittman
Education	University of Oklahoma (BA) Langston University (MEd)

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.

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.

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.

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.

Electoral history