1. Jessie Danielson is an American politician from the State of Colorado.
22 Facts About Jessie Danielson
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Jessie Danielson is an elected member of the Colorado State Senate representing District 22 after being redistricted from District 20.
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Jessie Danielson was redistricted to the 22nd district in the 2022 Colorado Senate election, succeeding Brittany Pettersen.
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Jessie Danielson was born in Greeley and was raised on her family's farm near Ault, graduating from Highland High School.
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Jessie Danielson is a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Jessie Danielson is a former chair of the board of directors for Emerge Colorado and a former board member of both NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado and ProgressNow Colorado.
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Jessie Danielson has served as a gubernatorial appointee on both the Colorado Commission on Aging and the Voter Access and Modernized Elections Commission.
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On January 21,2014, Jessie Danielson announced her candidacy in a press release.
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Jessie Danielson's filing created a primary race for the Democratic nomination.
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At the March 29,2014 Democratic assembly, Jessie Danielson received 58 out of 99 votes cast, with Teegardin winning the rest; meaning both candidates qualified for the Democratic primary ballot.
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Jessie Danielson defeated Teegardin, thereby becoming the Democratic nominee for the November 4,2014 general election.
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Jessie Danielson went on to win this election, which ended on November 4,2014.
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Jessie Danielson ran for a second two-year term in the 2016 general election.
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Jessie Danielson defeated DeMott in the 2016 election, winning a second term.
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On May 24,2017, Jessie Danielson filed her candidacy for the Colorado State Senate, District 20, instead of running for a third term in the State House.
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Jessie Danielson was unopposed in the 2018 Democratic primary for Senate District 20.
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Jessie Danielson went on to win her race, which ended on November 6,2018.
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In 2022, Jessie Danielson prime sponsored a bill that created a new state office to help coordinate investigations into crimes committed against Indigenous people.
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Jessie Danielson was appointed to serve on the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology committee.
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In 2023, Jessie Danielson prime sponsored a bill that increased the minimum age for an individual to purchase a firearm to 21.
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Jessie Danielson currently serves as the chair of the Senate Business, Labor, and Technology committee.
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In 2025, Jessie Danielson Prime sponsored the Labor Peace Act, which aimed to simplify the process for unions to mandate that all employees at a company contribute fees for collective bargaining representation.