The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has opened a full investigation into state Rep. Lamar Wise, a Portland Democrat, over his failure to report income from a nonprofit that has administered state-funded programs and participated in Oregon policy work. Commissioners voted 8-0 during an executive session Friday to investigate a complaint filed in August. It alleges Wise failed to disclose a $25,000 stipend from Seeding Justice on his 2026 statement of economic interest. Commission investigator Daniel Pacheco said the payment may not have been large enough to require listing as a source of more than 10% of Wise’s household income. But he said Wise appears to have omitted the nonprofit from a separate section of the form, which asks public officials to identify income from organizations with a potential legislative or administrative interest in their work. Wise told the Oregon Capital Chronicle he has amended his disclosure and is working with state ethics officials. He said the investigator had recommended closing the case with a letter of education, and that he did not expect a severe penalty. “I’ve been in communication with, and completely transparent with, the Ethics Commission to resolve this honest mistake, and expect it to be resolved soon,” Wise said in a statement. He also said he looks forward to the complaint’s resolution. Seeding Justice, a Portland-based social justice nonprofit, was selected by the Legislature to administer a $15 million fund created in 2022 to support abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In 2023, state environmental officials also selected the organization to distribute millions of dollars for climate-protection work; the group later withdrew from that effort. Wise’s original filing named the Oregon American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees and Unite Oregon as sources of income exceeding 10% of his household income, but did not list Seeding Justice, according to Pacheco. Wise was appointed to the House in November 2025 by county commissioners to represent District 48, which includes parts of Southeast Portland, Damascus and Clackamas County. He replaced Rep. Hòa Nguyễn, who died last year after battling cancer. The seat is up for election next month. Wise faces Republican Andrew Morrison, a software-security salesperson. Nguyễn won her last election by more than six percentage points.