Question: Which state was this American lawyer and Republican politician from, who started his new position in 2017 backed by Trump but failed to work well with the senior White House adviser Don Benton?
Sentence (from "Don Benton"): After that he was appointed as a "senior White House adviser" at the US Environmental Protection Agency for a few weeks, but reportedly did not work well with newly appointed agency head Scott Pruitt.
Relevant evidence: Yes