After 40 years of public service and law enforcement, Secretary Kevin Carr is set to retire, Gov. Tony Evers has announced. Carr’s retirement is effective Friday, March 8.
“Kevin has spent over 40 years working as a public servant, devoting much of his life to keeping our state and our communities safe, and I was incredibly grateful when he decided to join our administration five years ago,” said Gov. Evers in a statement. “Kevin was one of the first people I interviewed when I began filling out my cabinet, and it was immediately clear to me Kevin would not only bring a wealth of experience in law enforcement to keeping people safe but that he would do so with an important appreciation for the power of redemption and rehabilitation. I wish Kevin, Judy, and their family all the best in this well-deserved retirement.”
Carr has served in the Evers administration as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) since December 2018, when he was among the first secretaries to be named to Gov. Evers’ cabinet. Prior to joining the Evers administration, Carr was a U.S. Marshal for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, a position to which he was appointed by former President Barack Obama. Carr joined the Evers administration with 40 years of experience in law enforcement, including 30 years with the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.
“The past five years have been quite memorable, and I could not be prouder to have worked with some of the finest public servants in the country who are doing amazing work every day under very difficult conditions,” said Carr. “I have truly been inspired and impressed by the dedication and professionalism of everyone at the DOC. I want to thank them for their incredible work, and I also want to express my gratitude to Gov. Evers for giving me such a wonderful opportunity to lead this agency and work with so many remarkable people.”
Carr earned his undergraduate degree from Concordia University and is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Police Staff and Command and the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
