Ken McQueen is an American civil servant who served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment from 2022 to 2024 in the administration of Governor Kevin Stitt and as the New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources from 2016 to 2019 in the administration of Governor Susana Martinez.
Biography
Ken McQueen graduated from the University of Tulsa with a B.S. in petroleum engineering.[1] From December 2016 to January 2019 he served as New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources under Governor Susana Martinez.[2] In 2019, he joined the Environmental Protection Agency as the Region 6 Administrator during Donald Trump's first presidency.[3]
On August 15, 2022, Governor Kevin Stitt appointed McQueen as the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment replacing Kenneth Wagner.[4] McQueen was fired by Stitt on December 3, 2024, after appearing at a court hearing over poultry farming's pollution of the Illinois River alongside Attorney General Gentner Drummond.[5] McQueen said he learned of his firing from social media.[3]
References
- ^ "Governor Stitt Appoints Ken McQueen to Secretary of Energy and Environment". Governor of Oklahoma. August 15, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ "Ken McQueen". ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ a b Adcock, Clifton (December 4, 2024). "Stitt cabinet member learned of his firing via social media during poultry pollution lawsuit hearing". Public Radio Tulsa. The Frontier. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ Stitt, Kevin (August 15, 2022). "Order of Appointment" (PDF). sos.ok.gov. Governor of Oklahoma. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ McNutt, Michael (December 3, 2024). "Great escape-goat? Stitt fires McQueen for attending poultry lawsuit hearing". NonDoc. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
- ^ As Chief Transportation Advisor
