John Benson

John Benson DEMDemocrat

American politician

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John BensonDEMDemocrat American politician
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John H. Benson (born July 30, 1943) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represented District 44B, which includes portions of western Hennepin County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
MA Political Science
1972
Minnesota State University, Mankato
BS Language Arts/Social Science
1968
Past Positions1 - 3 of 3
Representative
Minnesota State House of Representatives
2006 - 2014
Senate District Chair
1994
Teacher
Social Studies, Edina Public Schools
1966 - 1999
Other Experience1 - 3 of 3
President
Education Minnesota, Edina
1996 - 1999
President
Edina Federation of Teachers
1990 - 1996
President
Minnesota Federation of Teachers
1987 - 1995
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