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Democrat · Colorado Senate, district 22

Serving since Jan 9, 2023CO 2025–26 session

Portrait of Jessie Danielson, rendered as a two-tone print
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15%
of roll calls missed, the lowest attendance of 35 in the Colorado Senate

Attendance 85%; the average within the Colorado Senate is 97.2%. Ranks 35th of 35, where 1st has the highest attendance. 1,666 roll calls in the CO 2025–26 session.

Attendance is the share of the roll calls Danielson could vote on where a yea, nay or present was recorded, ranked within the Colorado Senate. A missed vote has many causes, from illness to campaigning; the number says how often, not why.

At a glance

6 measures against State Senate Democrats. Danielson sits at −1.09 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State Senate Democrats. The policy areas Danielson talks about and legislates on agree at 0.67 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of State Senate Democrats.

The measures on which Danielson sits furthest from the middle of State Senate Democrats, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.

Attendance

85%

Colorado Senate average 97.2% · ranks 35th of 35 · 1,666 roll calls

CSIP ideology

−1.09

More liberal than 93% of State Senate Democrats · ± 0.04

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.67

State Senate Democrats average 0.56 · ranks 23rd of 228

Itemized, 2026

$448.9K

State Senate Democrats’ median $55.5K · ranks 68th of 746

From Colorado, 2026

69%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 630th of 714 State Senate Democrats

Party unity

98.8%

Colorado Senate average 94.2% · ranks 6th of 35 · 11 votes against the majority of Colorado Senate Democrats

Peer group: State Senate Democrats. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Danielson, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Danielson is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Danielson says

Danielson claims credit more than 94% of State Senate Democrats. Credit claiming in 38% of 116 statements, against 16% for the average State Senate Democrat; 19th of 329.

An AI model reads each of Danielson’s 116 statements in the CO 2025–26 session (116 posts on X) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for State Senate Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the CO 2025–26 session

0%80%
Danielson
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion83 statements
72%
43%
16th of 329
Credit claiming44 statements
38%
16%
19th of 329
Policy criticism11 statements
9%
10%
146th of 329
Bipartisanship6 statements
5%
3%
73rd of 329
Personal attacks3 statements
3%
2%
93rd of 329
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Danielson's share of statements in each category against the State Senate Democrats average.
RowDanielsonPeers
Policy discussion72%43%
Credit claiming38%16%
Policy criticism9%10%
Bipartisanship5%3%
Personal attacks3%2%
116

statements classified

116 posts on X.

posts on X: 116 (100.0%)posts on X 116
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Danielson's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X116
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Danielson; the thin grey bar is the average State Senate Democrats. A longer thick bar means Danielson does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Danielson used extreme labels in 0.9% of statements, close to the peer average. 1 statement; peers 0.8%.

  1. “radical”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

No targets recorded.

What an extreme label is

Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.

Month by month

Share of statements per month, the CO 2025–26 session

Statements2025-01: 52025-02: 232025-03: 252025-04: 222025-05: 102025-06: 112025-07: 02025-08: 12025-09: 12025-10: 02025-11: 12025-12: 62026-01: 82026-02: 02026-03: 02026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 32026-07: 02026-08: 02026-09: 02026-10: 0peak 25 · Mar ’25Personal attackspeak 9.1% · Jun ’25 · latest 9.1%Personal attacks, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 23Personal attacks, 2025-03: 4.0% of 25Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.0% of 22Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 10Personal attacks, 2025-06: 9.1% of 11Personal attacks, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticismpeak 18.2% · Apr ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-02: 13.0% of 23Policy criticism, 2025-03: 12.0% of 25Policy criticism, 2025-04: 18.2% of 22Policy criticism, 2025-05: 10.0% of 10Policy criticism, 2025-06: 0.0% of 11Policy criticism, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussionpeak 96.0% · Mar ’25 · latest 63.6%Policy discussion, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-02: 82.6% of 23Policy discussion, 2025-03: 96.0% of 25Policy discussion, 2025-04: 72.7% of 22Policy discussion, 2025-05: 80.0% of 10Policy discussion, 2025-06: 63.6% of 11Policy discussion, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanshippeak 10.0% · May ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 4.3% of 23Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 4.0% of 25Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 9.1% of 22Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 10.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 0.0% of 11Bipartisanship, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claimingpeak 60.0% · May ’25 · latest 18.2%Credit claiming, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-02: 43.5% of 23Credit claiming, 2025-03: 52.0% of 25Credit claiming, 2025-04: 36.4% of 22Credit claiming, 2025-05: 60.0% of 10Credit claiming, 2025-06: 18.2% of 11Credit claiming, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labelspeak 4.5% · Apr ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 23Extreme labels, 2025-03: 0.0% of 25Extreme labels, 2025-04: 4.5% of 22Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 10Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 11Extreme labels, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Danielson, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
Jan ’255— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Feb ’25230.0%13.0%82.6%4.3%43.5%0.0%
Mar ’25254.0%12.0%96.0%4.0%52.0%0.0%
Apr ’25220.0%18.2%72.7%9.1%36.4%4.5%
May ’25100.0%10.0%80.0%10.0%60.0%0.0%
Jun ’25119.1%0.0%63.6%0.0%18.2%0.0%
Jul ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Aug ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Sep ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Oct ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Nov ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Dec ’256— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jan ’268— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Feb ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Mar ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Apr ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
May ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jun ’263— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jul ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Aug ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Sep ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Oct ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
How to read the strips

Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the CO 2025–26 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. 17 months are hatched here; 10 of them have no statements.

In Danielson’s words

Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

Policy discussion

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Jun 1, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; credit claiming; Government Operations and Politics · Source

Credit claiming

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Jun 9, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; credit claiming; Government Operations and Politics · Source

Extreme label

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Apr 8, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; credit claiming; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; extreme label “radical” · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

  1. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: Donald Trump, Tina PetersSource

  2. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Immigration · target: Donald TrumpSource

  3. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: TrumpSource

All 116 statements

Newest first, the CO 2025–26 session

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 116 posts on X.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Labor and Employment is what Danielson talks about most: 30% of policy statements, 5.1 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.67 on a 0–1 scale (State Senate Democrats average 0.56; 23rd of 228).

Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Danielson talks about. The bills Danielson sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Danielson talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the CO 2025–26 session

0%35%
Danielson
Peers
Labor and Employment25 statements
30%
6%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16 statements
19%
8%
Public Lands and Natural Resources9 statements
11%
1%
Crime and Law Enforcement8 statements
10%
8%
Government Operations and Politics8 statements
10%
14%
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Policy areas Danielson talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the State Senate Democrats average.
RowDanielsonPeers
Labor and Employment30%6%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19%8%
Public Lands and Natural Resources11%1%
Crime and Law Enforcement10%8%
Government Operations and Politics10%14%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Danielson’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State Senate Democrats. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 35%. Grey ticks are the State Senate Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onLabor and EmploymentLabor and Employment, talks about: 30% (State Senate Democrats 6%)30%Labor and Employment, legislates on: 17% (State Senate Democrats 6%)17%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 19% (State Senate Democrats 8%)19%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 11% (State Senate Democrats 5%)11%Public Lands and NaturalResourcesPublic Lands and Natural Resources, talks about: 11% (State Senate Democrats 1%)11%Public Lands and Natural Resources, legislates on: 3% (State Senate Democrats 2%)3%Crime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement, talks about: 10% (State Senate Democrats 8%)10%Crime and Law Enforcement, legislates on: 12% (State Senate Democrats 9%)12%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 10% (State Senate Democrats 14%)10%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 9% (State Senate Democrats 8%)9%
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Danielson's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutState Senate Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onState Senate Democrats, legislates on
Labor and Employment30%6%17%6%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19%8%11%5%
Public Lands and Natural Resources11%1%3%2%
Crime and Law Enforcement10%8%12%9%
Government Operations and Politics10%14%9%8%
0.67

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

State Senate Democrats average 0.56. Ranks 23rd of 228.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Danielson legislates on exactly the areas Danielson talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Danielson sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Danielson sits at −1.09 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 93% of State Senate Democrats. Approximate range −1.13 to −1.05, which understates the uncertainty; from 5,288 donors and 1,054 roll calls.

CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

−1.09

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.13 to −1.05. From 5,288 donors and 1,054 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Danielson −1.1State Senate Democrats −0.7Colorado Senate −0.7All State Senate +0.1

The outlined dot is Danielson, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of Danielson’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.

What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.

Where Danielson sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State Senate Democratsmedian −0.7Danielson −1.1Colorado Senatemedian −0.7All State Senatemedian +0.1
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Danielson's CSIP score of −1.09 placed against State Senate Democrats, Colorado Senate, All State Senate.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Danielson
State Senate Democrats825−0.77%
Colorado Senate35−0.76%
All State Senate1909+0.13%
How to read the strips

Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Danielson in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of Danielson.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Danielson reported $448.9K in the 2026 cycle, 8.1 times the State Senate Democrats’ median of $55.5K. State filings report no small-donation total. 69% of itemized individual money came from Colorado.

Campaign money from state campaign-finance filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift total, so these figures add up itemized contributions only.

Election cycle
$448.9K

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 5,104 itemized donors. State Senate Democrats’ median $55.5K.

Where the money came from

Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.

Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)Individuals (itemized): $302.2K (67.3%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)PACs and other committees: $146.8K (32.7%)
  • Individuals (itemized)67 squares$302.2K
  • PACs and other committees33 squares$146.8K
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Sources of Danielson's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$302.2K67.3%
PACs and other committees$146.8K32.7%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind.

Receipts by cycle

Itemized contributions, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the State Senate Democrats’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $16.1K$16.1K20202022 cycle: $98.2K$98.2K20222024 cycle: $14.1K$14.1K20242026 cycle: $448.9K$448.9K2026State Senate Democrats median $55.5K
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Danielson's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State Senate Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$16.1K
2022 cycle$98.2K
2024 cycle$14.1K
2026 cycle$448.9K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 69% came from Colorado.

  1. Colorado$209.8K
  2. California$13.4K
  3. New York$8,528
  4. Minnesota$7,983
  5. Florida$4,873

Small donations

State filings report no total for small gifts.

Not reported in state filings.

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: $442AKMaine: $436MEVermont: $258VTNew Hampshire: $787NHWashington: $4,661WAIdaho: $341IDMontana: $756MTNorth Dakota: $32NDMinnesota: $7,983MNIllinois: $3,999ILWisconsin: $778WIMichigan: $3,302MINew York: $8,528NYRhode Island: $290RIMassachusetts: $2,745MAOregon: $1,539ORNevada: $436NVWyoming: $15WYSouth Dakota: $322SDIowa: $729IAIndiana: $943INOhio: $1,153OHPennsylvania: $2,900PANew Jersey: $1,197NJConnecticut: $978CTCalifornia: $13.4KCAUtah: $511UTColorado: $209.8KCONebraska: $283NEMissouri: $2,397MOKentucky: $235KYWest Virginia: $95WVVirginia: $3,929VAMaryland: $2,538MDDelaware: $212DEArizona: $1,950AZNew Mexico: $1,346NMKansas: $426KSArkansas: $689ARTennessee: $1,688TNNorth Carolina: $1,677NCSouth Carolina: $1,010SCDistrict of Columbia: $2,229DCOklahoma: $378OKLouisiana: $233LAMississippi: $59MSAlabama: $828ALGeorgia: $952GAHawaii: $798HITexas: $4,058TXFlorida: $4,873FL
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Danielson's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Colorado$209.8K
California$13.4K
New York$8,528
Minnesota$7,983
Florida$4,873
Washington$4,661
Texas$4,058
Illinois$3,999
Virginia$3,929
Michigan$3,302
Pennsylvania$2,900
Massachusetts$2,745
Maryland$2,538
Missouri$2,397
District of Columbia$2,229
Arizona$1,950
Tennessee$1,688
North Carolina$1,677
Oregon$1,539
New Mexico$1,346
New Jersey$1,197
Ohio$1,153
South Carolina$1,010
Connecticut$978
Georgia$952
Indiana$943
Alabama$828
Hawaii$798
New Hampshire$787
Wisconsin$778
Montana$756
Iowa$729
Arkansas$689
Utah$511
Alaska$442
Maine$436
Nevada$436
Kansas$426
Oklahoma$378
Idaho$341
South Dakota$322
Rhode Island$290
Nebraska$283
Vermont$258
Kentucky$235
Louisiana$233
Delaware$212
West Virginia$95
Mississippi$59
North Dakota$32
Wyoming$15
5,104

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

69%

from Colorado

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Colorado. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED$132.2K 3,797 donors
  2. GENERAL BUSINESS$35.8K 250 donors
  3. CONSULTANT$26.8K 100 donors
  4. ATTORNEY/LEGAL$19.0K 74 donors
  5. RETIRED$13.5K 182 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. BUILDING A STRONGER COLORADO$15.7K
  2. COLORADO AFL-CIO SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (COLORADO AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR & CONGRESS OF INDUSTRI$15.5K
  3. COLORADO STATE CONFERENCE OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE (CSCEW)$15.0K
  4. COLORADO PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS SMALL DONOR FUND$12.5K
  5. PLUMBERS LOCAL 3 SMALL DONOR COMMITTEE$12.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. STATE OF COLORADO$5,110 14 donors
  2. STATE OF CO$1,650 5 donors
  3. MICROSOFT$1,560 3 donors
  4. UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO$468 4 donors
  5. STATE OF CALIFORNIA$40 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

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Votes

Danielson voted with the majority of Colorado Senate Democrats on 98.8% of party-line votes and missed 15% of 1,666 roll calls. Colorado Senate on average: 94.2% party unity, 97.2% attendance. Across all roll calls, Danielson voted against the majority of Colorado Senate Democrats 11 times.

1,666 roll calls Danielson could vote on in the CO 2025–26 session, compared with Colorado Senate. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Danielson voted with the majority of Colorado Senate Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

11

votes against the majority of Colorado Senate Democrats

Party unity 98.8%, Colorado Senate average 94.2%, ranks 6th of 35. 1,666 roll calls in the CO 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Danielson, the thin grey bar the Colorado Senate average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

80%100%
Danielson
Peers
Rank
Attendance
85%
97.2%
35th of 35
Party unity
98.8%
94.2%
6th of 35
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Danielson's attendance and party unity against Colorado Senate.
RowDanielsonPeers
Attendance85%97.2%
Party unity98.8%94.2%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

Key votes

25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the CO 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
May 13, 2026
SB 187
Establishing Commission on Medicaid
CONCUR
YeaWith majoritypassD 23–0 · R 12–0Democrats 23 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 12 yea, 0 naybecame law
May 13, 2026
HB 1425
Applied Behavior Analysis Services
BILL
YeaWith majoritypassD 23–0 · R 9–3Democrats 23 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 9 yea, 3 naybecame law · party crossover
May 13, 2026
SB 42
Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights
REPASS
YeaWith majoritypassD 23–0 · R 0–12Democrats 23 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 0 yea, 12 naybecame law
May 13, 2026
HB 1141
Discriminatory Practices in Public Schools
BILL
YeaWith majoritypassD 23–0 · R 0–12Democrats 23 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 0 yea, 12 naybecame law
May 13, 2026
SB 78
Changes to Institutions of Higher Education Statutes
CONCUR
YeaWith majoritypassD 23–0 · R 12–0Democrats 23 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 12 yea, 0 naybecame law
How key votes are chosen

Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Danielson most often

  1. James ColemanD906 shared votes99%
  2. Mike WeissmanD1,415 shared votes99%
  3. Lisa CutterD1,404 shared votes99%
  4. Faith WinterD763 shared votes99%
  5. Iman JodehD1,349 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Danielson least often

  1. Lynda Zamora WilsonR631 shared votes47%
  2. Mark BaisleyR1,389 shared votes53%
  3. John CarsonR1,408 shared votes62%
  4. Rod PeltonR1,380 shared votes65%
  5. Janice RichR1,408 shared votes66%
How to read the agreement lists

The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

Full voting record

CO 2025–26 session, loads in batches

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Legislation

Danielson sponsored 38 bills in the CO 2025–26 session; 23 became law. Cosponsored 192 others. 97% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate average 94%; 13th of 35).

The bills Danielson sponsored and cosponsored in the CO 2025–26 session, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.

Bills by stage

Counts for the CO 2025–26 session

Sponsored38 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3838Sponsored, In committee: 3838Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 3434Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 3232Sponsored, Became law: 2323Cosponsored192 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 192192Cosponsored, In committee: 192192Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 191191Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 171171Cosponsored, Became law: 9090IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Danielson sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored3838343223
Cosponsored19219219117190
How to read the blocks

Ink blocks are bills Danielson sponsored, ochre blocks bills Danielson cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.

97%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Colorado Senate average 94%. Ranks 13th of 35.

Cosponsorship partners

Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Danielson, by number of shared bills in the CO 2025–26 session; the square shows their party.

  1. Cathy Kipp21
  2. James Coleman21
  3. Lisa Cutter20
  4. Iman Jodeh18
  5. Katie Wallace16
What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of Danielson’s bills; the toggle shows more.

Bill list

Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

Bills sponsored and cosponsored
SJR 26Adjourn Sine DieCosponsorMay 12, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedIntroduced In House - Assigned to May 20, 2026
SB 190Release Information About Peace Officer Use of ForceCosponsorMay 4, 2026Became lawCrime and Law Enforcement(model)Governor Signed Jun 3, 2026
SR 9Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness MonthCosponsorMay 1, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedSenate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments May 7, 2026
SB 184Firefighter Cancer Benefits & Workers' CompensationCosponsorApr 29, 2026Passed both chambersLabor and Employment(model)Governor Vetoed Jun 3, 2026
HB 1425Applied Behavior Analysis ServicesCosponsorApr 28, 2026Became lawHealth(model)Governor Signed Jun 2, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 1 time in 90 days. Danielson’s official site had 1 page when last crawled on Sep 1, 2026.

The lab crawls Danielson’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images Danielson posts with a vision model.

Websites

How to read the counts

“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

Images Danielson posted

No images from Danielson’s posts have been described.

About the descriptions

Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

State floor speeches

95 turns, Feb 13, 2023 to May 13, 2026

Floor speeches

Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.

Back to topNext: Methods and sources

Methods and sources

How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

The headline

The headline is the measure on which Danielson is most unusual among State Senate Democrats, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

Identifiers

Profile id
c06af980-c553-4f79-a39d-295b7226f029
Open States
ocd-person/c06af980-c553-4f79-a39d-295b7226f029

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

  • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
  • Roll calls (state)Oct 21, 20267 days agoOpen States floor roll calls, 2019 on (none for AK and MO).
  • Bills (state)Oct 28, 2026todayOpen States bills and sponsors, 2019 on; stages from roll calls.
  • Campaign money (state)no dateState campaign-finance agencies, 2019 on; aggregates only.
  • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
  • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
  • State floor speechesOct 21, 20267 days agoState floor speech turns (published transcripts and captions), 2020 on; not LLM-classified.

How the measures work

What politicians say
Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
Extreme labels
A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
Policy areas and agreement
Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Ideology (CSIP)
Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
Campaign money
Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
Votes and key votes
Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
Peers and ranks
Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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