Board of County Commissioners

Commissioner Marc Eberlein-District 1

Kootenai County Commissioner Marc Eberlein's priorities are: accountability, transparency, fairness, and fiscal restraint in County government; protecting property rights in conjunction with wise stewardship of the land; restoring County employee morale; and encouraging communication and teamwork.

He believes that honesty, common sense, practicality, the desire to listen and to hear, fairness, and the commitment to serve are qualities we all expect of our government officials. Those qualities are essential to earn the trust and confidence of the folks who government officials serve.

Eberlein says "I was elected by the people of Kootenai County to represent their interests. It is a great honor; it is not a responsibility to be taken lightly as one day I will stand before my Maker to answer for my actions". Marc encourages folks to participate in the process of government, to be ever vigilant, and to remember in prayer those who serve.

Marc Eberlein and wife of 36 years, Elaine, reside in Post Falls. Their four children have received or are currently finishing higher education degrees - two with Masters' degrees. Eberlein is active in his church, pursues the study of history and philosophy, is an avid outdoorsman. He enjoys fishing, hunting, bicycling and cross-country skiing. Patient and persistent, Eberlein readily seeks solutions to life's difficulties. He has been a successful business owner/entrepreneur for 28 years. He enjoys Kootenai County's history, culture, and scenery. God, family, and country are very dear to Marc and led him to take an active interest in public service.

"Just because you do not take an interest in politics does not mean politics will not take an interest in you." - Pericles, 430 B.C.