Eric Schmitt and Mark Brnovich
These two get a special entry together. Schmitt, the current Attorney General of Missouri, and Brnovich, who’s the Attorney General of Arizona, have been at the forefront of the charge from state attorneys general to challenge the Biden administration on climate. Schmitt was the leading figure in a 12-state lawsuit against the social cost of carbon, which Brnovich joined. Meanwhile, Brnovich has spearheaded a separate 24-state lawsuit against the SEC’s requirements for climate disclosures—which Schmitt is also a part of. If these two get to Washington, the odds are good that they’ll continue to attack climate progress from the Senate.
Rating: 7/10. Less splashy than some of the others on this list, but no less dangerous.
