Former Wisconsin Department of Health Service Secretary-designee Andrea Palm has been confirmed for a federal position.
Palm will take the number-two position in the U-S Department of Health and Human Services after Tuesday’s Senate vote.
She led the state’s health department through most of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wisconsin’s senators split on the confirmation, with Democrat Tammy Baldwin voting yes and Republican Ron Johnson voting no.
Governor Tony Evers has described Palm’s work during the pandemic as “extraordinary.”
She headed the Wisconsin D-H-S for about two years.
