Mike Hunter (Oklahoma)
Mike Hunter is a former Attorney General of Oklahoma. Hunter was appointed by Gov. Mary Fallin (R) on February 20, 2017, succeeding Scott Pruitt (R), who was appointed administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.[1][2] He resigned on June 1, 2021, citing "personal matters that are becoming public."[3]
Hunter ran for election to a full term in the Republican primary on June 26, 2018. He advanced to the primary runoff on August 28, 2018, defeating Gentner Drummond (R) by 271 votes. Hunter won the general election on November 6, 2018, defeating Mark Myles (D) with 64 percent of the vote.
Hunter previously served as Oklahoma Secretary of State from October 2016 to February 2017 and from 1999 to 2002. He also served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990.
Biography
Hunter worked as an energy and real estate attorney in private practice before serving as the general counsel for the Oklahoma Corporation Commission from 1993 to 1994. The following year, he transitioned to the role of chief of staff and legal counsel to former Congressman J.C. Watts Jr. (R-Okla.), where he served until 1999. He went on to serve as Oklahoma secretary of state from 1999 to 2002.[4]
From 2002 through 2009, Hunter worked as the executive vice president and chief operating officer of the American Council of Life Insurers. He then served as the secretary of Oklahoma's Commissioners of the Land Office. Hunter went on to work as the chief operating officer of the American Bankers Association (ABA) from 2010 to January 2015 before joining the law firm of Williams & Jensen as counsel in Washington, D.C.[1]
Hunter was named Oklahoma's first assistant attorney general in June 2015. In November 2015, he became Oklahoma secretary of state and special counsel to Governor Mary Fallin (R). In February 2017, Fallin appointed Hunter to the position of Oklahoma attorney general following former officeholder Scott Pruitt's confirmation as head of the Environmental Protection Agency.[1][2]
Education
- B.A., history, Oklahoma State University (1978)[2]
- J.D., University of Oklahoma (1982)
Political career
Oklahoma Attorney General (2017 - 2021)
Governor Mary Fallin (R) appointed Hunter to the position of Oklahoma attorney general on February 20, 2017. He succeeded former officeholder Scott Pruitt, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.[1] Hunter won election to a full, four-year term on November 6, 2018. Hunter resigned on June 1, 2021.[3]
Oklahoma Secretary of State (1999-2002) and (2016-2017)
Hunter served as secretary of state under former Governor Frank Keating (R) from 1999 to 2002. Governor Mary Fallin (R) later appointed Hunter to serve as secretary of state in October 2016. He served in the position until his appointment as Oklahoma attorney general in February 2017.[1][5][6]
Oklahoma House of Representatives (1984-1990)
Hunter served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1984 to 1990.[7]
Elections
2018
- See also: Oklahoma Attorney General election, 2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Oklahoma
Incumbent Mike Hunter defeated Mark Myles in the general election for Attorney General of Oklahoma on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Hunter (R) | 64.0 | 750,769 |
 | Mark Myles (D) | 36.0 | 421,699 | |
| Total votes: 1,172,468 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Oklahoma
Incumbent Mike Hunter defeated Gentner Drummond in the Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Oklahoma on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Hunter | 50.0 | 148,419 |
 | Gentner Drummond | 50.0 | 148,148 | |
| Total votes: 296,567 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma
Mark Myles advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.
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| ✔ | | Mark Myles |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma
Incumbent Mike Hunter and Gentner Drummond advanced to a runoff. They defeated Angela Bonilla in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Oklahoma on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Hunter | 44.5 | 191,499 |
| ✔ | | Gentner Drummond | 38.5 | 165,613 |
 | Angela Bonilla | 17.1 | 73,590 | |
| Total votes: 430,702 | |||
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Governor Mary Fallin, "PRESS RELEASE: Gov. Fallin Appoints Secretary of State Mike Hunter as Attorney General," February 20, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 LinkedIn, "Mike Hunter," accessed February 22, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CNBC, "Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter abruptly resigns, cites ‘certain personal matters’," May 26, 2021
- ↑ Oklahoma Secretary of State, "Mike Hunter," accessed February 22, 2017
- ↑ Oklahoma Secretary of State. "Secretaries of state since statehood," accessed February 22, 2017
- ↑ The Oklahoman, "Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin announces staff changes," October 11, 2016
- ↑ Capitol Beat OK, "Scott Pruitt announces leader of A.G. transition," November 8, 2010
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