Carol Brooker, Chairman

Carol, a Democrat elected in 1994, took office January of 1995. Carol represents District 1, which covers South Plains to Belknap.Carol is married to Tim Brooker and has one son, Anders, who lives in Missoula, Montana.

Carol attends the following Boards:

Child Development Center - B.O.D.
Coalition of Forest Counties - B.O.D.
Community Management Team
DUI Task Force
MACo Public Land Committee
NW Resource Conservation & Development
Plains Airport Advisory Board
Regional Mental Health - B.O.D.
Sanders County Board of Health
Sanders Co. Community Development Corp.
Sanders County Community Housing Org.
Sanders County Fair Board
Sanders County Solid Waste District
Sanders/Mineral Forest Collaborative Group
TF Shoreline Working Group

J. Gail Patton, Commissioner

Gail, a Republican elected in 1998, took office in January of 1999. Gails District 2, covers the eastern portion of Sanders County, which includes Dixon, Hot Springs, Lonepine, Paradise, North Plains and Lynch Creek. Gail was born and raised on a ranch in Lonepine. Education: Masters in Agricultural Economics from Montana State. He worked 5 years as a statistician for the Department of Agriculture in Oregon and Iowa. He has ranched in the Hot Springs area since.

Gail attends the following Boards:

Area Agency on Aging Board Area VI
Clark Fork Water Basin Task Force
Community Action Partnership (NWHR)
Dixon Refuse Board
Hot Springs Airport Advisory Board
Hot Springs Refuse District
Lonepine Cemetery Board
MACo Agriculture Board
MACo Transportation Committe
Sanders County Board of Health
Sanders County Community Housing Org.
Sanders County Council on Aging
Sanders County Fair Board
Sanders County Solid Waste District
Sanders County Transportation Task Force
Sanders County Weed Board
Sanders/Mineral Forest Collaborative Group

Anthony B. "Tony" Cox, Commissioner

Tony, a Republican elected in 2008 took office January 2009. Tony's district #3 covers the western portion of Sanders County, which includes Belknap, Whitepine, Trout Creek, Noxon, and Heron. Tony and his wife Nanette have four children and live at Belknap. Tony is a retired Trooper of the Montana Highway Patrol and is a graduate of Thompson Falls High School and the University of Montana.

Tony attends the following Boards:

Avista Management Committee
DUI Task Force
Flathead Valley Chemical Dependency
MACo Information Technology Committee
Resource Advisory Committee
Sanders County Board of Health
Sanders County Solid Waste District
Terrestrial Resources Tech Advisory Comm. Thompson Falls Airport Advisory Board