Full Name:
Michelle Benson
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Craig; 3 Children
Home City:
Ham Lake, MN
Religion:
Catholic
MBA, Accounting, University of Saint Thomas - Opus College of Business, 1994-1995
BA, Chemistry, Saint Catherine University, 1987-1991
Member, Results First Advisory Committee, 2015-present
Senator, Minnesota State Senate, District 31, 2011-2023
Assistant Republican Leader, Minnesota State Senate, 2012-2023
Deputy Majority Leader, Minnesota State Senate, 2017-2021
Candidate, Minnesota State Senate, District 31, 2012, 2016, 2020
Assistant Minority Leader, Minnesota State Senate, 2015-2016
Lieutenant Governor Candidate, Thompson for Governor, 2013-2014
Former Member, Environment and Energy Committee, Minnesota State Senate
Former Co-Chair, Joint Committee on MNsure Legislative Oversight, Minnesota State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Coordinating Commission, Minnesota State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Rules and Administration Committee, Minnesota Senate
Interim Head of School, The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori School, 2018
Owner, Micra Enterprises, 2013-2015
Campaign Co-Chair, Johnson for Governor, 2014
Executive Director, Upper Midwest Security Alliance, 2007-2010
Audit Staff and Small Business Consultant, Deloitte, 1994-1998
Certified Public Accountant, Minnesota State Board of Accountancy, 1995
Board of Directors Member, Challenger Learning Center of Minnesota, 2016-present
Member, Governor's Task Force on Health Care Financing, 2015-present
Former Treasurer, The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori School
Former Secretary, The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori School
Governor's Healthcare Taskforce, Minnesota State Senate, 2001-2013
Den Leader, Boy Scouts of America, 2006-2011
Board Member, The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori School, 2002-2008
Administrator, The Way of the Shepherd Catholic Montessori School, 2002-2005
Awards:
Tekne Award
Minnesota High Tech Association
November 2012