Anastasia Pittman | |
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Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 48th district |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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Preceded by | Constance N. Johnson |
Member of the Oklahoma State House of Representatives | |
In office 2006–2013 |
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Preceded by | Opio Toure |
Succeeded by | George Young |
Personal details | |
Born |
Miami, Florida |
19 July 1970
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Oklahoma City |
Alma mater | University of Oklahoma, Langston University |
Profession | Administrative assistant, radio host, and Spanish tutor |
Religion | Christian |
Anastasia A. Pittman (born July 19, 1970) is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. 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 2013.
On April 11, 2014, she filed to run for an Oklahoma Senate seat vacated by Constance N. Johnson. Pittman was elected to the Oklahoma Senate and represents the 48th district.
Pittman was born on July 19, 1970, in Miami, Florida. Her family would migrate back and forth from Miami to Oklahoma City, OK every summer. During one summer, Pittman's parents did not return on time for herself and her brother and their grandmother enrolled them in school in Oklahoma. Pittman's grandmother later became her legal guardian and she finished high school and college in Oklahoma. Pittman graduated from Star Spencer High School.
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.
She was first elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2006. In 2013, Pittman was selected to lead the Legislative Black Caucus of the Oklahoma Legislature.
Pittman was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 2014.
Pittman has received numerous awards for her work and achievements.
Pittman also hosts her own radio show, "The Anastasia Pittman Show"