Benson City Council special election on April 8

A special election is being held on Tuesday, April 8, to fill a vacancy in the Benson City Council. The candidates running are Derek P. Shemon and Cherie Stielow.

MPR News reached out to candidates, providing a three-question survey for them to fill out and inform voters about who they are and their priorities if elected.

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