# Joe Danielsen

Joe Danielsen is a Democratic member of the New Jersey House for district 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: New Jersey House, district 17
- Serving since: 2014-10-16
- Current term: NJ 2026–27 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/03acbfd3-a81b-4461-aff4-db7ecf5e8e48

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03acbfd3-a81b-4461-aff4-db7ecf5e8e48 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Danielsen reported $207.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## What Danielsen says (NJ 2026–27 session)

159 classified statements: 159 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Danielsen | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 11.9% | 10.4% | 264 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 54.1% | 39.2% | 164 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.4% | 2.9% | 170 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.9% | 14.4% | 249 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.6% | 1.0% | 240 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 28% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.1% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.03), from 77 donors and 954 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Legislation (NJ 2026–27 session)

Sponsored 134 bills: 134 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 103. 3.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New Jersey House 7.2%; rank 52 of 80).

Recent sponsored bills:

- A 5637: Concerns automated license plate readers. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5637/
- A 5607: Establishes content and data privacy requirements for chatbot providers. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5607/
- AR 158: Commemorates 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. (passed one chamber, 2026-09-24) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/AR158/
- A 5423: Prohibits using facial recognition technology as sole basis for establishing probable cause for arrest warrant. (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5423/
- A 5311: Modifies procedures for parole release, early discharge from parole, and penalties for certain parole violations. (in committee, 2026-10-15) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5311/
- A 5312: Concerns New Jersey 2-1-1 information and referral system; makes appropriation. (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5312/
- A 5313: Requires safety inspection for certain motor vehicles. (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5313/
- A 5213: Requires automated external defibrillators in certain areas of age-restricted communities. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5213/
- A 5211: Reinstates COLAs for retirement benefits of retired PFRS members. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5211/
- A 5212: Decreases number of years of creditable service required for special retirement for certain members of PFRS. (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/nj/bills/222/A5212/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $207.0K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2110771026468479243
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2110771029631226320
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2109688676804710794
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2106055812024275076
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2105367407846097076
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2102833630347509839
- 2026-09-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2102833634042429640
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2102024727489294363
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2100375087371206930
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17/status/2099875572142809373

## Links

- Official site: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/370/assemblyman-danielsen
- Campaign site: https://www.joedanielsen.com/
- X: https://x.com/JoeDanielsen17
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofJoeDanielsen
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joedanielsen17/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-danielsen-2a36569/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/03acbfd3-a81b-4461-aff4-db7ecf5e8e48