Priorities

A Fairer Economy

Jessie passed Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the Farmworker Bill of Rights and the Wage Theft Transparency Act. She is a dedicated ally of Colorado workers and has been a leader in helping hardworking Colorado families achieve greater economic security.

Preserving Colorado

From cracking down on polluters, to increasing electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to legalizing rain barrels and promoting water conservation, Jessie has fought to protect Colorado’s air, land and water. At the legislature, she is making sure state government is working to combat the climate crisis.

Protecting Women

A former NARAL Pro Choice Colorado Political Director, Jessie has spent decades advocating for the rights of women and reproductive freedom. In 2022, she sponsored the Reproductive Health Equity Act, which codified abortion rights into Colorado law. Jessie will never stop standing up to politicians trying to roll back the rights of women.

Safer Communities

Jessie passed legislation requiring the reporting of lost and stolen firearms, to help save lives and reduce gun trafficking. She is a proud co-sponsor of gun safety legislation creating Extreme Risk Protection Orders and closing the “boyfriend loophole” to get guns out of the hands of domestic abusers.

Woman and child walking hand in hand on a sidewalk, surrounded by trees and houses.

Protecting Elections and Voter Rights

Sen. Jessie Danielson is a former state director for America Votes in Colorado. In 2013, she built and helped lead the bipartisan coalition that developed and passed Colorado's ground-breaking Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act (HB13-1303). Gov. Hickenlooper then appointed Jessie to the Voter Access and Modernized Election Commission to help oversee its implementation.

Colorado voters quickly embraced a new election system that sent mail-in ballots to every eligible citizen, modernized in-person voting, and same-day registration. Election administration costs saw decreases of up to 40% – saving local taxpayer dollars.

Ballot Access & Voter Rights Legislation

As a state legislator, Jessie has been a leader in passing new laws increasing ballot access and strengthening elections:

  • SB19-235 | Automatic Voter Registration

  • SB19-202 | Voting Rights For Voters With Disabilities

  • SB21-188 | Ballot Access For Voters With Disabilities

  • HB23-1308 | Access To Government By Persons With Disabilities

Fighting for Colorado Workers

A 2022 Colorado AFL-CIO “Labor Champion,” Jessie Danielson has been the Colorado legislature’s staunchest advocate for workers’ rights, equal pay for equal work, expanding apprenticeship and vocational/technical training opportunities, and standing up to entrenched corporate special interests.

Jessie’s pro-worker and pro-retiree legislation:

  • SB24-104 Career & Technical Education & Apprenticeships

  • HB24-1307 HVAC Improvements for Public Schools

  • HB24-1260 Prohibition Against Employee Discipline

  • HB24-1008 Wage Claims Construction Industry Contractors

  • SB23-261 Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board

  • SB23-146 Colorado Apprenticeship Directory Information

  • SB23-105 Ensure Equal Pay For Equal Work

  • SB23-058 Job Application Fairness Act

  • SB23-031 Improve Health-care Access For Older Coloradans

  • HB23-1212 Promotion Of Apprenticeships

  • HB23-1197 Stakeholder Process For Oversight Of Host Home Providers

  • SB22-189 Colorado Geriatric Provider Pipeline Program

  • SB22-187 Supporting Recovery Programs Persons Who Wander

  • SB22-185 Security For Colorado Seniors

  • SB22-161 Wage Theft Employee Misclassification Enforcement

  • SB22-154 Increasing Safety In Assisted Living Residences

  • HB22-1346 Electrician Plumber Licensing Apprentice Ratio

  • SB21-087 Agricultural Workers' Rights

  • HB21-1007 State Apprenticeship Agency

  • SB20-182 Supporting Wandering Persons Recovery Programs

  • SB20-120 Apprentice Examinations And Professional Licenses

  • SB20-081 School Information For Apprenticeship Directory

  • SB20-022 Increase Medical Providers For Senior Citizens

  • SB19-238 Improve Wages And Accountability Home Care Workers

  • SB19-171 Apprenticeships And Vocational Technical Training

  • SB19-085 Equal Pay For Equal Work Act

  • HB19-1267 Penalties For Failure To Pay Wages

  • HB19-1210 Local Government Minimum Wage

  • HB18-1378 Equal Pay For Equal Work Act

  • HB18-1368 Local Control Of Minimum Wage

  • HB18-1341 Apprenticeship And Vocational Technical Training

  • HB18-1108 Commission Deaf Hard Of Hearing Deafblind

  • HB17-1269 Repeal Prohibition Of Wage Sharing Information

  • HB17-1253 Protect Seniors From Financial Abuse

  • HB17-1021 Wage Theft Transparency Act

  • SB16-114 Employee-earned Paid Sick Leave

  • HB16-1347 Employer Information Concerning Wage Law Violation

  • HB16-1156 Extend Pay Transparency Protection All Employees

  • HB16-1027 Criminal Deposition For At-risk Persons

  • HB16-1001 State Contract Certify Compliance With Equal Pay Laws

  • SB15-178 Sunset Continue Comm'n For Deaf & Hard Of Hearing

  • HB15-1242 Patient Caregiver Designation Hospital Requirement

  • HB15-1018 Protecting Seniors From Elder AbuseHB21-1007 State Apprenticeship Agency

  • SB20-182 Supporting Wandering Persons Recovery Programs

  • SB20-120 Apprentice Examinations And Professional Licenses

  • SB20-081 School Information For Apprenticeship Directory

  • SB20-022 Increase Medical Providers For Senior Citizens

  • SB19-238 Improve Wages And Accountability Home Care Workers

  • SB19-171 Apprenticeships And Vocational Technical Training

  • SB19-085 Equal Pay For Equal Work Act

  • HB19-1267 Penalties For Failure To Pay Wages

  • HB19-1210 Local Government Minimum Wage

  • HB18-1378 Equal Pay For Equal Work Act

  • HB18-1368 Local Control Of Minimum Wage

  • HB18-1341 Apprenticeship And Vocational Technical Training

  • HB18-1108 Commission Deaf Hard Of Hearing Deafblind

  • HB17-1269 Repeal Prohibition Of Wage Sharing Information

  • HB17-1253 Protect Seniors From Financial Abuse

  • HB17-1021 Wage Theft Transparency Act

  • SB16-114 Employee-earned Paid Sick Leave

  • HB16-1347 Employer Information Concerning Wage Law Violation

  • HB16-1156 Extend Pay Transparency Protection All Employees

  • HB16-1027 Criminal Deposition For At-risk Persons

  • HB16-1001 State Contract Certify Compliance With Equal Pay Laws

  • SB15-178 Sunset Continue Comm'n For Deaf & Hard Of Hearing

  • HB15-1242 Patient Caregiver Designation Hospital Requirement

  • HB15-1018 Protecting Seniors From Elder Abuse

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