Education
Raised on a farm in Murdock, Benson graduated from Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in chemistry.
Raised on a farm in Murdock, Benson graduated from Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in chemistry.
She is a Certified Public Accountant. She later attended the University of Saint Thomas, earning her Master of Business Administration She worked as an auditor and consultant at Deloitte & Touche, and currently works as the executive director of the Upper Midwest Security Alliance. Benson was first elected in 2010 and was re-elected in 2012.
Active in her community, Benson has been a Boy Scout and cub scout leader, and a board member, treasurer, secretary and administrator for The Way of the Shepherd Montessori School.
Republican Party of Minnesota, Republican Party.
A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 31, which includes portions of Anoka, Isanti and Sherburne counties in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is a member of the North Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, and the National Rifle Association.