WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers on

the U.S. Senate Energy Committee called Tuesday on the panel's

Republican chairman to postpone the confirmation hearing for

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Department of

Energy, citing a paperwork delay.

The hearing for Chris Wright is scheduled for Wednesday.

Wright plans to step down as CEO and chairman of Liberty Energy

once he is confirmed as energy secretary. He is

expected to help boost Trump's policy of energy dominance with

increased production of U.S. oil and gas.

Senator Martin Heinrich, his fellow Democrats, and one

independent on the committee, wrote to Republican Senator Mike

Lee, the chairman, saying the committee has not received

paperwork about Wright from the Office of Government Ethics.

They urged Lee to postpone the hearing by at least a week. The

paperwork includes a financial disclosure report and an ethics

agreement.

The OGE said it does not comment on individual cases.

On Monday, Lee postponed the nomination hearing for Doug

Burgum for two days until Thursday, citing a delay by the OGE.

Democrats had urged him to postpone that hearing for a week.

Burgum is Trump's pick for interior secretary and is

expected to lead a new council to boost domestic oil and gas

output, which is already at record highs.

Lee's office did not immediately respond to a request for

comment about the timing of Wright's hearing.