title: John Benson (Minnesota politician)
text: # John Benson (Minnesota politician)
  
  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.
  
  ## Minnesota House of Representatives
  
  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.
  
  