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Jessie Danielson
Democratic Party
Candidate, Colorado Secretary of State
Colorado State Senate District 22
Tenure
2023 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Brittany Pettersen (D)
Prior offices:
Colorado State Senate District 20
Years in office: 2019 - 2023
Predecessor: Cheri Jahn (Independent)
Successor: Lisa Cutter (D)
Colorado House of Representatives District 24
Years in office: 2015 - 2019
Successor: Monica Duran (D)
Compensation
Base salary
$47,561/year for legislators whose terms began in 2025. $43,977/year for legislators whose terms began in 2023.
Per diem
For legislators residing within 50 miles of the Capitol: $45/day. For legislators living more than 50 miles from the Capitol: $238/day.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 8, 2022
Next election
June 30, 2026
Contact
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Jessie Danielson (Democratic Party) is a member of the Colorado State Senate, representing District 22. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Danielson (Democratic Party) is running for election for Colorado Secretary of State. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 30, 2026.[source]

Danielson also ran for re-election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 22. She will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 30, 2026.


Biography

Jessie Danielson lives in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.[1] Danielson's career experience includes working as the Colorado state director for America Votes.[2]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Danielson was assigned to the following committees:

2023-2024

Danielson was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Danielson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Danielson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Colorado committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources
• Appropriations
• Public Health Care and Human Services, Vice chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Danielson served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2026

Secretary of State

See also: Colorado Secretary of State election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for Colorado Secretary of State

Celeste Landry and Melissa Richards are running in the general election for Colorado Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Jessie Danielson and Amanda Gonzalez are running in the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 30, 2026.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State

James McKinzie, Cory Parella, Ross Taraborelli, and James Wiley are running in the Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 30, 2026.

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State Senate

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 30, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 22

Monica Duran is running in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 22 on June 30, 2026.

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2022

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado State Senate District 22

Incumbent Jessie Danielson defeated Colby Drechsel in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 22 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jessie Danielson (D)
 
67.3
 
46,508
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Colby Drechsel (R)
 
32.7
 
22,609

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Total votes: 69,117
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 22

Incumbent Jessie Danielson advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 22 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jessie Danielson
 
100.0
 
16,502

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,502
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 22

Colby Drechsel advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 22 on June 28, 2022.

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%
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10,272

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Total votes: 10,272
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2018

See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Colorado State Senate District 20

Jessie Danielson defeated Christine Jensen and Charles Messick in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 20 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Jessie Danielson (D)
 
54.1
 
49,974
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Christine Jensen (R)
 
42.4
 
39,102
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Charles Messick (L)
 
3.5
 
3,239

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 92,315
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 20

Jessie Danielson advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 20 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jessie Danielson
 
100.0
 
19,778

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 19,778
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 20

Christine Jensen advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 20 on June 26, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Christine Jensen
 
100.0
 
13,821

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 13,821
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2016

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.

Incumbent Jessie Danielson defeated Joseph DeMott in the Colorado House of Representatives District 24 general election.[3][4]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jessie Danielson Incumbent 56.99% 24,103
     Republican Joseph DeMott 43.01% 18,191
Total Votes 42,294
Source: Colorado Secretary of State


Incumbent Jessie Danielson ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 24 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jessie Danielson Incumbent (unopposed)


Joy Bowman ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 24 Republican primary.[5][6]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joy Bowman  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Jessie Danielson defeated Kristian Teegardin in the Democratic primary, while Joseph DeMott was unopposed in the Republican primary. Danielson defeated Demott in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Colorado House of Representatives, District 24, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJessie Danielson 53.4% 17,501
     Republican Joseph DeMott 46.6% 15,286
Total Votes 32,787
Colorado House of Representatives District 24 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJessie Danielson 56.3% 2,797
Kristian Teegardin 43.7% 2,175
Total Votes 4,972

Campaign themes

2026

Secretary of State

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Jessie Danielson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Colorado State Senate District 22Won general$95,188 $73,420
2018Colorado State Senate District 20Won general$446,959 N/A**
2016Colorado House of Representatives, District 24Won $73,717 N/A**
2014Colorado State House, District 24Won $107,942 N/A**
Grand total$723,806 $73,420
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Endorsements

In 2014, Danielson's endorsements included the following:[11]

Scorecards

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2025.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2024.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2023.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2022.

  • Centennial Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on issues relevant to the mission of the Centennial Institute and the strategic priorities of Colorado Christian University.
  • Colorado AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that the organization supports or opposes.
  • Colorado Cobalt Advocates — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
  • Colorado Consumer Health Initiative — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that the organization supports or opposes.
  • Colorado Union of Taxpayers — Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
  • Colorado Voters for Animals — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
  • Conservation Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills about Colorado's climate, land, water, and communities.
  • CoPIRG — Legislators are scored on their votes on "bills that will protect consumers, strengthen our democracy, and safeguard public health."
  • Healthier Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to public health issues.
  • Liberty Scorecard — Legislators are scored on votes related to "the principles of individual rights, free markets and limited government."
  • Mental Health Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
  • National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
  • One Colorado — Legislators are scored based on their votes on LGBTQ+ issues.
  • The Arc of Colorado — Legislators are scored on votes related to intellectual and developmental disability legislation.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2021.

  • Centennial Institute — Legislators are scored on their votes on issues relevant to the mission of the Centennial Institute and the strategic priorities of Colorado Christian University.
  • Colorado Consumer Health Initiative — Legislators are usually scored on their votes on bills that the organization supports or opposes.
  • Colorado Education Association — Legislators are scored on their votes related to education reflection and on how well legislators worked with educators to advance the CEA's priorities.
  • Colorado Union of Taxpayers — Legislation is scored on its "reduction of taxes, regulation, and spending accountability."
  • Colorado Voters for Animals — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
  • Conservation Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills about Colorado's climate, land, water, and communities.
  • CoPIRG — Legislators are scored on their votes on "bills that will protect consumers, strengthen our democracy, and safeguard public health."
  • Healthier Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to public health issues.
  • Liberty Scorecard — Legislators are scored on votes related to "the principles of individual rights, free markets and limited government."
  • Mental Health Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
  • The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
  • The Arc of Colorado — Legislators are scored on votes related to intellectual and developmental disability legislation.
  • Women's Lobby of Colorado — Legislators are scored on their stances on women's issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2020.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2019.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2018.

  • ACLU of Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills the ACLU of Colorado "felt were the best representations of the civil liberties issues facing Colorado today."
  • Colorado Consumer Health Initiative — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills that are supported or opposed by the organization.
  • Colorado Senior Lobby, Inc. — Legislators are scored on their votes related to senior issues.
  • Colorado Voters for Animals — Legislators are scored on their stances on animal issues.
  • Conservation Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental conservation.
  • Mental Health Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes related to mental health issues.
  • NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to reproductive health issues.
  • One Colorado — Legislators are scored based on their votes on LGBT issues.
  • Principles of Liberty — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to "core principles of liberty," which the organization defines as "Free People," "Free Markets," and "Good Government."
  • The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2017.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2016.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Colorado General Assembly in 2015.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Jessie Danielson for Colorado State Senate, "About Jessie," accessed May 9, 2023
    2. ↑ JessieDanielson.com, "About," accessed May 15, 2014
    3. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
    4. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
    8. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
    9. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
    10. ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
    11. ↑ Jessie Danielson campaign website, "Endorsements," accessed May 16, 2014

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    Preceded by
    Brittany Pettersen (D)     		Colorado State Senate District 22
    2023-Present    		 Succeeded by
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    Preceded by
    Cheri Jahn     		Colorado State Senate District 20
    2019-2023    		 Succeeded by
    Lisa Cutter (D)
    Preceded by
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    2015-2019    		 Succeeded by
    Monica Duran (D)
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