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POL-Pruitt to run for attorney general
03/09/2010 by Justin Martino
(POL) Scott Pruitt, a former state senator and lieutenant governor candidate, announced his candidacy for attorney general on Monday via the Internet.Pruitt's statement was made on www.pruitt4okag.blogspot.com, a blog started by his friend Charlie Polston in an attempt to convince Pruitt to run for the position.
"After much prayerful consideration with friends and family, I've decided to launch a campaign for attorney general," Pruitt wrote on the site. "While a formal announcement is still forthcoming, I'm now in the process of filing the necessary paperwork and getting my campaign team in place."
Pruitt is the third Republican to declare his candidacy for the position, sharing the field with Oklahoma City attorney Ryan Leonard and state Sen. Clark Jolley, R-Edmond. Oklahoma City attorney Jim Priest is the only Democrat currently seeking the position.
Pruitt was a senator from Broken Arrow from 1999 until 2007, and he ran an unsuccessful campaign for lieutenant governor in 2006. Currently, he is a managing general partner of the Oklahoma City RedHawks.
Polston, however, said he felt it was time for Pruitt to rejoin politics.
"I've known Scott for over a decade and have observed him in both his public and private life, and he is a true man of integrity, character and honor," Polston wrote in late July when he began his blog. "He has the conservative values that are shared by me and most Oklahomans, and furthermore, the legal credentials for the job. I believe it's time to return Scott to a leadership position in Oklahoma."
Pruitt also started a Twitter account on March 4, where he has announced that a formal announcement and Web site for his campaign will be coming soon. He has asked people to follow the blog until an official Web site has been prepared.
As of midnight on Monday, Pruitt had not filed a statement of organization with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.
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