Read the bio below and try to give details on joanne benson 's:    - profession     - order     - successor     - party     - spouse     - predecessor     - office       - term end     - term start     - birth date     - name     - birth place     - governor     Bio: joanne e. benson -lrb- born january 4 , 1943 -rrb- was the 44th lieutenant governor of minnesota from january 3 , 1995 to january 4 , 1999 . an independent republican , she was elected on the gubernatorial ticket with governor arne carlson , competing for the party endorsement with allen quist and doug mcfarland , and later in the election against john marty . she is a former minnesota state senator noted for being somewhat more conservative than the moderate carlson . benson ran in the 1998 republican primary for governor , starting off as the initial frontrunner in the gop primary . however , despite benson 's attempt to amass enough support within the gop establishment to ward off any primary challengers , a late entrant to the race , st. paul mayor norm coleman , garnered enough delegates to win the republican endorsement at the state convention . placing third in the race for delegates -lrb- behind coleman and allen quist -rrb- , benson agreed not to challenge coleman in the primary . coleman won the nomination and placed second in the general election won by reform candidate jesse ventura . upon leaving office in 1999 , benson became the first chief education officer of the minnesota business academy . in that capacity , she worked with civic and state leaders to raise money for the school . benson was born in le sueur , minnesota , became an educator and married robert r. benson . she has two children and six grandchildren .
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- profession is politician- order is 44th- successor is mae schunk- party is independent republican- spouse is robert r. benson- predecessor is joanell dyrstad- office is lieutenant governor of minnesota- term end is january 4 , 1999- term start is january 3 , 1995- birth date is 4 january 1943- name is joanne e. benson- birth place is le sueur , minnesota- governor is arne carlson