- Mike Benson (politician)
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Mike Benson Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 30B districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 4, 2011Preceded by Andy Welti Personal details Born November 9, 1955 Political party Republican Party of Minnesota Spouse(s) Susan Children 4 Residence Rochester, Minnesota Alma mater Eastern University Profession assistant college professor, director of human resources, legislator Michael "Mike" Benson (born November 9, 1955) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represents District 30B, which includes portions of Rochester and the largely rural areas of Olmsted, Winona, and Wabasha counties, including the towns of Chatfield, Dover, Eyota, Plainview, Stewartville, and part of St. Charles in the southeastern part of the state. A Republican, he is also an assistant college professor for business administration and the Director of Human Resources at Crossroads College in Rochester.[1]
Benson was first elected to the House in 2010. He currently serves on the Health and Human Services Reform, the Higher Education Policy and Finance, the State Government Finance, and the Transportation Policy and Finance committees.[2][3]
Benson graduated from Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, earning his B.A. in organizational management and, later, his M.B.A. He began his career with the U.S. Postal Service in 1973, holding various management positions until his retirement in 2004. He served as Postmaster of Rochester from 1988 until 1995 and, subsequently, served as Postmaster of Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[4][5]
In 1998, Benson was appointed the postal service's district manager for an area of southeastern Pennsylvania consisting of 362 post offices and 3 processing plants with 6000 employees. From 1996-1998, he was a member of the National Joint Steering Committee for Quality of Work Life and Employee Involvement, a joint project between the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association and the U.S. Postal Service, and was also a member of the 1994 National Contract Negotiations Team.[6][7]
Benson came to Crossroads College in 2004. In addition to his work as an assistant professor and Director of Human Resources, he served as the Director of Adult Studies and started the college's Compass Adult Degree Completion Program. He also served as the college’s interim president from 2006 until 2008 during the process to fill the vacancy.[8]
References
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15342
- ^ http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15342
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15342
- ^ http://benson4rep.com/about/
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15342
- ^ http://benson4rep.com/about/
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15342
- ^ http://benson4rep.com/about/
External links
- Mike Benson (politician) at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Rep. Benson Web Page
- Project Votesmart - Rep. Mike Benson Profile
- Mike Benson Campaign Web Site
Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives 87th Legislature (2011-2012)
Speaker of the House: Kurt Zellers (R) • Majority Leader: Matt Dean (R) • Minority Leader: Paul Thissen (D)- A. Dan Fabian (R)
B. Debra Kiel (R) - A. Kent Eken (DFL)
B. David Hancock (R) - A. Tom Anzelc (DFL)
B. Carolyn McElfatrick (R) - A. John Persell (DFL)
B. Larry Howes (R) - A. Tom Rukavina (DFL)
B. Carly Melin (DFL) - A. David Dill (DFL)
B. Mary Murphy (DFL) - A. Thomas Huntley (DFL)
B. Kerry Gauthier (DFL) - A. Bill Hilty (DFL)
B. Roger Crawford (R) - A. Morrie Lanning (R)
B. Paul Marquart (DFL) - A. Bud Nornes (R)
B. Mark Murdock (R) - A. Torrey Westrom (R)
B. Mary Franson (R) - A. John Ward (DFL)
B. Mike LeMieur (R) - A. Paul Anderson (R)
B. Bruce Vogel (R) - A. Tim O'Driscoll (R)
B. Larry Hosch (DFL)
- A. Steve Gottwalt (R)
B. King Banaian (R) - A. Sondra Erickson (R)
B. Mary Kiffmeyer (R) - A. Kurt Daudt (R)
B. Bob Barrett (R) - A. Ron Shimanski (R)
B. Dean Urdahl (R) - A. Bruce Anderson (R)
B. Joe McDonald (R) - A. Andrew Falk (DFL)
B. Lyle Koenen (DFL) - A. Chris Swedzinski (R)
B. Paul Torkelson (R) - A. Joe Schomacker (R)
B. Rod Hamilton (R) - A. Terry Morrow (DFL)
B. Kathy Brynaert (DFL) - A. Bob Gunther (R)
B. Tony Cornish (R) - A. Glenn Gruenhagen (R)
B. Kelby Woodard (R) - A. Kory Kath (DFL)
B. Patti Fritz (DFL) - A. Rich Murray (R)
B. Jeanne Poppe (DFL) - A. Tim Kelly (R)
B. Steve Drazkowski (R)
- A. Duane Quam (R)
B. Kim Norton (DFL) - A. Tina Liebling (DFL)
B. Mike Benson (R) - A. Gene Pelowski (DFL)
B. Greg Davids (R) - A. Joyce Peppin (R)
B. Kurt Zellers (R) - A. Steve Smith (R)
B. Connie Doepke (R) - A. Ernie Leidiger (R)
B. Joe Hoppe (R) - A. Michael Beard (R)
B. Mark Buesgens (R) - A. Mary Liz Holberg (R)
B. Pat Garofalo (R) - A. Tara Mack (R)
B. Kurt Bills (R) - A. Diane Anderson (R)
B. Doug Wardlow (R) - A. Rick Hansen (DFL)
B. Joe Atkins (DFL) - A. Pam Myhra (R)
B. Ann Lenczewski (DFL) - A. Keith Downey (R)
B. Pat Mazorol (R) - A. Kirk Stensrud (R)
B. Jenifer Loon (R)
- A. Sarah Anderson (R)
B. John Benson (DFL) - A. Steve Simon (DFL)
B. Ryan Winkler (DFL) - A. Sandra Peterson (DFL)
B. Lyndon Carlson (DFL) - A. Michael Nelson (DFL)
B. Debra Hilstrom (DFL) - A. Denise Dittrich (DFL)
B. Melissa Hortman (DFL) - A. Tom Hackbarth (R)
B. Jim Abeler (R) - A. Peggy Scott (R)
B. Branden Petersen (R) - A. Carolyn Laine (DFL)
B. Kate Knuth (DFL) - A. Tim Sanders (R)
B. Tom Tillberry (DFL) - A. Bob Dettmer (R)
B. Matt Dean (R) - A. Linda Runbeck (R)
B. Carol McFarlane (R) - A. Mindy Greiling (DFL)
B. Bev Scalze (DFL) - A. Leon Lillie (DFL)
B. Nora Slawik (DFL) - A. Kathy Lohmer (R)
B. Andrea Kieffer (R)
- A. John Kriesel (R)
B. Denny McNamara (R) - A. Joe Mullery (DFL)
B. Bobby Joe Champion (DFL) - A. Diane Loeffler (DFL)
B. Phyllis Kahn (DFL) - A. Marion Greene (DFL)
B. Frank Hornstein (DFL) - A. Karen Clark (DFL)
B. vacant - A. Jim Davnie (DFL)
B. Jean Wagenius (DFL) - A. Paul Thissen (DFL)
B. Linda Slocum (DFL) - A. Erin Murphy (DFL)
B. Michael Paymar (DFL) - A. Rena Moran (DFL)
B. Carlos Mariani (DFL) - A. John Lesch (DFL)
B. Alice Hausman (DFL) - A. Tim Mahoney (DFL)
B. Sheldon Johnson (DFL)
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