Governor Rauner accepts resignation of Agriculture Director
State Fair Director also steps down

[September 25, 2015]  SPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner today accepted the resignation of Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Phil Nelson. Nelson will remain employed with the Department for the next 30 days to help with the transition. State Fair Director Patrick Buchen has also stepped down.

“I appreciate Director Nelson’s commitment to agriculture and his service to the people of Illinois,” Governor Rauner said. “I wish him all the best.”

Rauner appointed current Department of Agriculture Chief of Staff Warren Goetsch as Acting Director. A search for a permanent replacement is underway.

[Catherine Kelly, Office of the Governor Bruce Rauner]