 Great Seal of Oklahoma | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | November 17, 1907 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Headquarters | 313 NE 21 Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Employees | 194 |
| Annual budget | $25.2 million |
| Agency executive | |
| Website | Office of the Attorney General |
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is an agency of the Oklahoma state government that is headed by the Attorney General of Oklahoma. The OAG is responsible for supervising the administration of justice across the State, providing legal assistance to the State government, and prosecuting violators of State law.
The 17th Attorney General of Oklahoma was Scott Pruitt, who assumed that post on January 10, 2011. On December 7, 2016, President-elect Donald Trump selected Pruitt to be his nominee as the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[1] Pruitt was confirmed by the United States Senate as EPA Administrator on February 17, 2017. Governor Mary Fallin appointed Mike Hunter as his successor as Attorney General on February 20, 2017.[2] Hunter served as Attorney General until his resignation on June 1, 2021. Governor Kevin Stitt appointed John M. O’Connor as his successor as Attorney General on July 23, 2021. O'Connor ran for a full term in 2022, but was narrowly defeated in the Republican Primary by Tulsa-based attorney Gentner Drummond.
- ^ "Trump to tap Oklahoma attorney general to lead EPA: transition team". Reuters. December 7, 2016.
- ^ Butcher, Katrina (February 20, 2017). "Secretary of State Mike Hunter appointed as attorney general by Governor Mary Fallin". Retrieved February 22, 2017.