Meet Jessie

Colorado State Senator Jessie Danielson represents Jefferson County’s District 22 in the Colorado State Senate. As a state legislator, Jessie has focused her work on economic security for working Coloradans, expanding voters’ access to the ballot, better protections for seniors and the at-risk, environmental preservation and equality for women.

Prior to serving in elected office, Jessie was the Colorado State Director for America Votes. Her leadership was instrumental in the passage of 2013’s groundbreaking Voter Access & Modernized Elections Act. She served as then-Gov. Hickenlooper’s appointee on both the Voter Access & Modernized Elections Commission and the Colorado Commission on Aging.

Jessie was first elected to the Colorado Senate in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. She currently serves as Chair of the Business, Labor & Technology Committee and Vice Chair of the Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee. Jessie served in the Colorado State House from 2015 - 2019, including as Speaker Pro Tem during her second House term.

Jessie previously worked as Political Director for NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado. She also worked as a housing coordinator for Connections for Independent Living, a nonprofit organization that helps individuals with disabilities lead full and independent lives.

Jessie is a former board chair of Emerge Colorado; she also served on the boards of NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado and ProgressNow Colorado. 

A fourth-generation Coloradan, Jessie grew up on her family’s farm near Ault in Weld County. She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado Boulder. She resides with her husband and two children in Jefferson County.