Northern Plains Independent

As of May 11, 2025, Douglas Marottek did not have a website or any information online.

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Douglas Marottek

Sietsema Files For Commissioner Position

As of May 11, 2025, Daniel Sietsema did not have a website or any information online.

Said, "I have a firm understanding of budgeting...People don’t realize you can only use certain money for certain things."

- Said, "I have a firm understanding of budgeting...People don’t realize you can only use certain money for certain things."

Believes he developed good working relationships with fire departments, EMS, hospitals and the sheriff’s office.

- Believes he developed good working relationships with fire departments, EMS, hospitals and the sheriff’s office.

Clarified his awareness that fuel tax from the state must be spent on county roads.

- Clarified his awareness that fuel tax from the state must be spent on county roads.

Daniel Sietsema

As of May 16, 2024, Dean Mahlum did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

Education

MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN: AN EPIDEMIC

As of May 11, 2025, Dean Mahlum did not have a website or any information online.

Wants county, city, and tribal leaders to work together to deal with issues like crime and homelessness.

- Wants county, city, and tribal leaders to work together to deal with issues like crime and homelessness.

Dean Mahlum

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county level. These laws show up in tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay in property taxes, providing recreational amenities, and maintaining county property.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government, such as personnel management, communications, and appointments for advisory boards.
- County Commissioners in Montana are typically elected to 6-year terms in staggered years. Counties may change the Commissioners' term length if they wish. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district. 