Trump's EPA chief Scott Pruitt weighing Senate run in Oklahoma
CBSN
Scott Pruitt, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is weighing a run for an open Senate seat in Oklahoma. According to three sources, Pruitt has been making calls to gauge support if he declares his candidacy for the already-crowded GOP primary.
Republican Senator Jim Inhofe announced in February that he would retire from the Senate at the end of the year. The upcoming vacancy has drawn interest from a wide range of candidates.
Representative Markwayne Mullin, former Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon, Oklahoma state Senator Nate Dahm and Inhofe's former chief of staff Luke Holland have already announced that they will run in the GOP primary. Inhofe has endorsed Holland. Former Democratic Representative Kendra Horn, who lost her reelection bid in 2020, has also announced that she is running for the seat.
