# Jessie Danielson

Jessie Danielson is a Democratic member of the Colorado Senate for district 22.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Colorado Senate, district 22
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: CO 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c06af980-c553-4f79-a39d-295b7226f029

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c06af980-c553-4f79-a39d-295b7226f029 (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

Danielson missed 15% of 1,666 roll calls, the lowest attendance of 35 in the Colorado Senate (average 97.2%).

## What Danielson says (CO 2025–26 session)

116 classified statements: 116 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Danielson | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.6% | 2.4% | 93 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 9.5% | 10.3% | 146 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 71.5% | 42.9% | 16 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.2% | 3.4% | 73 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 37.9% | 16.1% | 19 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 0.8% | 76 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Labor and Employment 30% (State Senate Democrats 5.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 19% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 11% (State Senate Democrats 1.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 9.6% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 9.6% (State Senate Democrats 14%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.09 (standard error 0.02), from 5,288 donors and 1,054 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.7% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (CO 2025–26 session)

1,666 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Colorado Senate 97.2%). Party unity 98.8% (94.2%). 11 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · SB 187 Establishing Commission on Medicaid · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB187/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BILL · HB 1425 Applied Behavior Analysis Services · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1425/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · SB 42 Revenue Classification Taxpayers Bill of Rights · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB42/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BILL · HB 1141 Discriminatory Practices in Public Schools · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1141/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · SB 78 Changes to Institutions of Higher Education Statutes · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB78/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BILL · HB 1309 Abuse in Cases of Separation · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1309/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · SB 165 Species Conservation Measures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB165/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · SB 115 Post-Conviction Relief for Certain Offenders · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB115/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · AMEND (L.081) · HB 1289 Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1289/
- 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · SB 3 End-of-Life Management of Electric Vehicle Batteries · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB3/

## Legislation (CO 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 192. 97.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado Senate 94.3%; rank 13 of 35).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1339: Change Cesar Chavez Day to Farm Workers Day (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1339/
- SB 141: Wildlife Collision Prevention (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB141/
- SB 135: State Public K-12 Education Funding (passed both chambers, 2026-05-20) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB135/
- HB 1275: Law Enforcement Identification & Immigration Training Requirements (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1275/
- HB 1228: Marriage & Family Therapy Clinical Requirements (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1228/
- HB 1207: Disclosure of Demographic Workforce Data (became law, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1207/
- SB 100: Youth Sports Safety Requirements (in committee, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB100/
- SB 81: Increase Agricultural Employee Overtime Protections (in committee, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB81/
- HB 1110: Vulnerable Adult Financial Exploitation Banking (became law, 2026-05-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1110/
- SJR 9: Recognize Missing Persons Day (passed both chambers, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SJR9/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $448.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 69% 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.

- 2026-06-16 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2066914832771588534
- 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2064390496504701024
- 2026-06-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2061541463092351029
- 2026-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2017688399507771477
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2014845941057237393
- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2013365804709077447
- 2026-01-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2011908749728870497
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2011541127154057523
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2011586376710443016
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/jessiedanielson/status/2011202994852008272

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/jessie-danielson
- Campaign site: https://www.jessiedanielson.com/
- X: https://x.com/jessiedanielson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessie.danielson.90
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessiedanielsonforcolorado
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessiedanielson_/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUbS7UJjhrXi5UpH9cuEscQ

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c06af980-c553-4f79-a39d-295b7226f029
