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Ex-EPA chief Scott Pruitt to run for Jim Inhofe's US Senate seat
Pruitt announced his candidacy Friday.
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Updated: 8:10 AM CDT Apr 18, 2022
Scott Pruitt, a former Trump administration official and Oklahoma attorney general, is running for Sen. Jim Inhofe's U.S. Senate seat.Pruitt announced his candidacy Friday.Pruitt served as Oklahoma's attorney general and was a state senator before being named the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He resigned from the EPA in 2018 amid a series of scandals that included accusations of lavish personal spending on travel and office expenses.Several other people have announced their candidacies for Inhofe's seat. Some include U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, state Sen. Nathan Dahm, Luke Holland, T.W. Shannon and Kendra Horn.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Scott Pruitt, a former Trump administration official and Oklahoma attorney general, is running for Sen. Jim Inhofe's U.S. Senate seat.
Pruitt announced his candidacy Friday.
Pruitt served as Oklahoma's attorney general and was a state senator before being named the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. He resigned from the EPA in 2018 amid a series of scandals that included accusations of lavish personal spending on travel and office expenses.
Several other people have announced their candidacies for Inhofe's seat. Some include U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, state Sen. Nathan Dahm, Luke Holland, T.W. Shannon and Kendra Horn.
