Contact: Senator Devin LeMahieu
608-266-2056
Madison- This morning at 5AM, 2 days before Christmas, Governor Evers appointed Dr. Karen
Hyun to serve as DNR Secretary-designee. The DNR has been without a secretary for over a
year.
While the DNR didn’t have a Secretary, the Department and the Governor have made
meaningful policy decisions impacting taxpayers and Wisconsin’s natural resources.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu issued the following statement:
“Unfortunately, this isn’t just insider politics. There are families who should have clean water
this Christmas who don’t because of the Governor’s irresponsible PFAS veto. If the Governor
had appointed a qualified DNR secretary after former-Secretary Payne’s departure, their
counsel may have saved the Governor from that critical mistake.
“Taxpayers deserve accountability and transparency from their government. The Evers
administration continues to deny them both.
“Senate Republicans look forward to meeting with Dr. Hyun to discuss her qualifications to
serve as Wisconsin’s DNR Secretary as we fulfill our constitutional duty of advice and
consent.”
