Education
Minnesota State University, Mankato. University of Minnesota.
Minnesota State University, Mankato. University of Minnesota.
Benson was first elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2008, 2010, and 2012. He announced on December 18, 2013 that he will not run for re-election in 2014.
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Democratic Party.
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.