Drew Edmondson

Drew Edmondson
Attorney General Drew Edmondson (right) and his wife Linda.
16th Attorney General of Oklahoma
In office January 9, 1995 – January 10, 2011
Governor	Frank Keating (1995–2003) Brad Henry (2003–2011)
Preceded by	Susan B. Loving
Succeeded by	Scott Pruitt
Personal details
Born	(1946-10-12) October 12, 1946 (age 70) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Linda Larason Edmondson
Children	2 children
Website	Edmondson 2010
Military service
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1968–1972
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Frank Keating (1995–2003)

William Andrew "Drew" Edmondson (born October 12, 1946), is an American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, Edmondson served as the 16th Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2011. Prior to his election as state attorney general, he served as the district attorney for Muskogee County, Oklahoma, from 1983 to 1995.

In 2010, Edmondson made an unsuccessful bid for Governor of Oklahoma. Following his service as Attorney General, he joined the Oklahoma City law office of Gable Gotwals.

Drew Edmondson was born in Washington, D.C., and is the son of former U.S. Congressman Ed Edmondson and June Edmondson. He is also a nephew of former Governor J. Howard Edmondson. His brother, James E. Edmondson is a Justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. As a child, he grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C. and graduated from Muskogee High School in 1964. In 1968, he earned a B.A. in speech education from Northeastern State University, where he was a member of Phi Sigma Epsilon, now Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity. While a college student, he married Linda Larason of Fargo, Oklahoma. The couple has two children.

From 1968 to 1972, Edmondson served in the United States Navy including a year of duty in Vietnam. From 1974 to 1976, he served one term in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He graduated from the University of Tulsa Law School in 1978. That same year, he joined the Muskogee County District Attorney's Office as an intern and became an Assistant District Attorney the following year. While with the Office, Edmondson worked under District Attorney Mike Turpen.