evidence: Gov. Evers grants 71 pardons since May MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WBAY) - The governor’s office says Tony Evers is on track to pardon more people than any governor in contemporary history. In Milwaukee. Gov. Evers announced 10 more pardons after the Pardon Advisory Board met in August. It brings his total to 263 pardons -- 71 of those in the past four months. Evers restored the Pardon Advisory Board in 2019. His predecessor, Scott Walker, didn’t issue any pardons during eight years as governor.