DemocratIn office since

Lamar Wise

Oregon State Representative, District 48. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Oregon State Representative, District 48

Bills became law
6
14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 9.4%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Commerce and Consumer Protection Interim
  • Early Childhood
  • Housing and Homelessness
  • Human Services

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 14 sponsored · 6 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 4116 Relating to consumer finance loans; and prescribing an effective date.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 4138 Relating to limitations on the actions of public employees; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026
SB 1587 Relating to data brokers; and prescribing an effective date.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 4114 Relating to law enforcement operations; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026
HB 4128 Relating to sale of single-family residences.
Became law Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Wise sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Wise is closer to the center than 81% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianWiseMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Em Levy, April Dobson, Ricki Ruiz

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET

With Wise’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills23%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Wise’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Wise was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Oregon House District 48CountingD+16.9D+10.5+6.4

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Oregon Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$513.6K
Spent
$197.2K

Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Wise PAC
State
Active

Source: Oregon Secretary of State (ORESTAR) filings through Oct 6, 2026Updated Oct 15, 2026, 1:03 AM ET

How we know Wise

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET