Current Commissioners

2023-24 Lac qui Parle County Board

2021-22 LQP Board of Commissioners

From L to R: Todd Patzer, John Maatz, Stacey Tufto, DeRon Brehmer, Ben Bothun, Rick Stulz (Attorney)

District 1

Todd Patzer

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Elected: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020

Serving: 

  • Augusta Township
  • Freeland Township
  • Garfield Township
  • Hamlin Township
  • Madison Township
  • Manfred Township
  • Maxwell Township
  • Mehurin Township
  • Providence Township
  • City of Marietta


District 2

DeRon Brehmer

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Elected: 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022

Serving: 

  • Agassiz Township
  • Arena Township
  • Cerro Gordo Township
  • Hantho Township
  • Lake Shore Township
  • Perry Township
  • Walter Township
  • Yellow Bank Township
  • City of Bellingham
  • City of Louisburg
  • City of Nassau


District 3

John Maatz

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Elected: 2016, 2020

Serving: 

  • City of Madison


District 4

Ben Bothun

*2023 Board Chair
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Elected: 2018, 2022

Serving: 

  • City of Dawson


District 5

Stacey Tufto

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Elected: 2020

Serving: 

  • Baxter Township
  • Camp Release Township
  • Lac qui Parle Township
  • Riverside Township
  • Ten Mile Lake Township
  • City of Boyd