Pruitt was the subject of a 2014 New York Times investigation titled ” Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General” which described “the unprecedented, secretive alliance that Mr. Only lawyers and lobbyists gave more, at $298,717. E&E News writes that Pruitt raised $282,111 from oil and gas interests over four state campaigns. While Attorney General, Pruitt established the “first federalism unit to combat unwarranted regulation and overreach by the federal government.” Pruitt’s profile at The Federalist Society, where he is listed as an expert, notes that Pruitt has been described as “one of the Obama administration’s most tenacious tormentors.” He has been a “advocate against the EPA’s activist agenda, and he is leading the charge against the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan and ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rules for their unlawful attempt to displace state sovereignty in the environmental regulatory context.”, Īccording to data from, Pruitt has collected at least $345,246 in campaign contributions from the oil and gas industry since 2002.
Pruitt formerly served as the Oklahoma Attorney General, a position he held since November, 2010.
Scott Pruitt served as the 14th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA) under the Trump Administration until resigning in July 2018 following a series of ethics scandals.
Bachelor’s Degree, Political Science and Communications (1990).Juris Doctor ( J.D.), University of Tulsa College of Law (1990-1993).