In an unexpected announcement Tuesday, Oct. 24, Adam Payne, who was appointed by Gov. Tony Evers on Dec. 27, 2022, to become secretary designee of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), announced his resignation from that post as of Wednesday, Nov. 1.
The 56-year-old Payne informed Evers on Oct. 20 that he was resigning effective Nov. 1. He said that it was a “bittersweet” moment as after three decades of work in public service, 24 of those years in Sheboygan County, he needed to spend more time with his family.