Duane Anderson
MN · Kandiyohi County Commissioner, District 5
Duane Anderson is Kandiyohi County's District 5 commissioner and board vice chair. A farmer and former township supervisor, he cites transparent leadership and serves on a county broadband committee.
Where Duane Anderson stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (3 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted against keeping the county's lake invasive species task force, an advisory group, for 2026. He noted state funding was being cut in half. The motion to keep it failed 2-3.
January 6, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wctrib.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 3 support · 1 oppose
Voted to ask the Minnesota Legislature for a 0.5% county sales tax. It is meant to pay for a $53.6 million Justice Center and a $14.2 million human services building renovation. Local voters must also approve it. The resolution passed 3-2.
January 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: wctrib.com
Voted against the county's 2026 property tax levy of $44,030,137, a 6.23% increase. He backed a smaller 5.38% increase instead. The levy passed 3-2.
December 16, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: wctrib.com
Voted against a two-year, $1,078,662 county recycling contract that kept the same pickup service. It passed 3-1, with one commissioner voting present.
December 2, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: wctrib.com
Proposed a cheaper recycling plan: pickup every two weeks in cities and seven drop-off sites in rural areas. His motion failed with only his vote. He also cast the only vote against delaying the decision, which passed 4-1.
November 18, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: wctrib.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to ask the Minnesota Legislature for a 0.5% county sales tax. It is meant to pay for a $53.6 million Justice Center and a $14.2 million human services building renovation. Local voters must also approve it. The resolution passed 3-2.
January 20, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: wctrib.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Voted against a county rule banning rifles for deer hunting, keeping shotguns only. The rule passed 3-2.
April 21, 2026
Source: wctrib.com
Was elected vice chair of the Kandiyohi County Board for 2025.
January 7, 2025
Source: wctrib.com
Voted against making the county's health and human services department give the board a report every month. The motion failed 3-2.
January 16, 2024
Source: wctrib.com
Seconded a motion to cancel the county administrator's nine-month job review. The motion passed 3-2, and the board moved the review to the one-year mark.
November 21, 2023
Source: wctrib.com
Past race Duane Anderson ran in:
- Kandiyohi County Commissioner District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Kandiyohi County, Minnesota · incumbent