Scott Pruitt
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| 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | |
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Assumed office February 17, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Deputy | Mike Flynn (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Gina McCarthy |
| 17th Attorney General of Oklahoma | |
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In office January 10, 2011 – February 17, 2017 |
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| Governor | Mary Fallin |
| Preceded by | Drew Edmondson |
| Succeeded by | Mike Hunter |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 36th district |
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In office 2003–2007 |
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| Preceded by | District renamed from 54th |
| Succeeded by | Bill Brown |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 54th district |
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In office 1999–2003 |
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| Preceded by | Gerald "Ged" Wright |
| Succeeded by | District renamed to 36th |
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Edward Scott Pruitt May 9, 1968 Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Marlyn Pruitt (1992–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
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Georgetown College (BA) University of Tulsa (JD) |
Edward Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma who is currently the 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Nominated by President Donald Trump in December 2016, Pruitt was confirmed by the Senate to lead the EPA on February 17, 2017.
Pruitt represented Tulsa and Wagoner Counties in the Oklahoma Senate from 1998 until 2006. In 2006, Pruitt narrowly lost to Oklahoma Speaker of the House Todd Hiett in a bid for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. In 2010, Pruitt was elected Attorney General of Oklahoma. In that role, he was viewed as a proponent of federalism, supporting religious freedom laws and opposing abortion rights, same-sex marriage, the Affordable Care Act, and environmental regulations as a self-described "leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda". In 2012, Pruitt was elected as chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association, and re-elected for a second term in February 2013.
Pruitt rejects the scientific consensus on climate change. Pruitt has stated that he believes that "the climate is changing, and human activity contributes to that in some manner", but questions whether carbon dioxide "is a primary contributor to the global warming".
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