Scott Pruitt

Scott Pruitt      (lawyer, politician)
Born	Edward Scott Pruitt 1968-05-09 Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
Alma mater	Georgetown College, University of Tulsa
Children	• McKenna • Cade
Spouse	Marlyn Pruitt
Party	Republican
Attorney General of Oklahoma In office January 10, 2011 - February 17, 2017  Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency In office February 17, 2017 - Present  Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 36th district In office 2003 - 2007  Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 54th district In office 1999 - 2003

Scott Pruitt is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Oklahoma. He is the 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

Career

As a lawyer, Scott Pruitt sued the EPA 13 times.

EPA Administrator

WhoWhatWhy wrote in 2017 that "The Feb. 22 release of thousands of pages of emails from Scott Pruitt, approved by the Senate on Feb. 17 to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), only confirms what many environmentalists feared: the Trump administration will be fossil-fuel friendly to a fault."

The Washington Post said about his appointment "Scott Pruitt, longtime adversary of EPA, confirmed to lead the agency".

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