edward scott pruitt (born may 9, 1968) is an american lawyer and republican politician from the state of oklahoma. scott was the 14th administrator of the environmental protection agency from february 17, 2017 until his resignation on july 6, 2018. he was the oklahoma attorney general serving from 2011 through 2017. pruitt was a state senator, representing tulsa and wagoner counties from 1998 until 2006.