Federal ethics officials have cleared the way for Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be confirmed by the Senate, according to an Associated Press report.
The Office of Government Ethics released Pruitt’s personal financial disclosure report on Monday.
Pruitt’s official Senate confirmation hearing date has not yet been set.
The Environmental Protection Agency nominee’s four-page report disclosed an investment portfolio valued between $420,000 and $1 million, held primarily in mutual funds, bonds and a state retirement plan.
Pruitt also listed debt of between $500,000 and $1 million on a mortgage on his Oklahoma home, according to the report.
Although Pruitt ran unopposed for a second term in 2014, campaign finance reports show he raised more than $700,000, much of it from donors in the energy and utility sectors. Among those who gave the maximum campaign contribution of $5,000 to Pruitt was Harold Hamm, Chairman and CEO of Continental Resources. Hamm is one of President-elect Donald Trump’s key energy advisors.
On his disclosure forms, Pruitt is also listed as chairman of the Rule of Law Defense Fund, a Washington-based tax-exempt public policy organization that promotes “the rule of law, federalism, and freedom in a civil society.” Pruitt has since resigned from the group effective December 8, according to a letter sent to an EPA ethics official last week.
Pruitt is also listed as a member of the boards for The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and The Windows Ministry, a small Oklahoma City non-profit organization that describes its sole mission as “promoting the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
In his letter to the EPA, Pruitt said he would also resign from those boards if he is confirmed to lead the federal agency.