Jeff Danielson
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| image = Jeff Danielson - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg
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| name = Jeff Danielson
| state_senate = Iowa
| district = 30th
| term_start = 2013
| term_end = 2019
| preceded = Pat Ward
| succeeded = Eric Giddens
| office3 = President Pro Tempore of the Iowa Senate
| term_start3 = 2006
| term_end3 = 2012
| state_senate2 = Iowa
| district2 = 10th
| term_start2 = 2005
| term_end2 = 2013 (redistricted)
| preceded2 = Merlin Bartz
| succeeded2 = Jake Chapman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|8|6}}
| birth_place = Waterloo, Iowa
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse = Kim
| relations =
| children = 2
| residence = Waterloo, Iowa
| alma_mater = Hawkeye Community College (A.A.);
University of Northern Iowa (B.A., M.P.P.)
| occupation =
| profession = Firefighter
| religion =
| signature =
| website = [http://www.jeffdanielson.org/ Danielson's website]
| footnotes =
}}
Jeff Danielson (born August 6, 1970) is a former Democratic Iowa State Senator. Having served the 30th Senate District between 2013 and 2019, he had also previously served the 10th Senate District up until redistricting, between 2005 and 2013.
Danielson served on following committees: Appropriations (Vice Chair), Economic Growth, State Government (Chair), Transportation, Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair), and the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee (Vice Chair). Permanent statutory committees he serves on include: Public Retirement Systems and State Government Efficiency Review. Danielson additionally serves on the Iowa Capital Investment Board.
His prior public service experience includes experience as the Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Transportation and the Waterloo Planning, Programming, and Zoning Commission. He is a U.S. Navy veteran and served the community of Cedar Falls as a professional firefighter, before resigning from his position as a firefighter and legislator and moving to Minnesota. He now works as the Vice President of Advocacy for the Clean Grid Alliance.
Iowa Senate
Danielson was first elected in 2004 with 16,712 votes (54%), defeating Republican opponent Frank Dowie.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf|title=Iowa Secretary of State - Paul D. Pate|website=Sos.state.ia.us|language=en|access-date=2017-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104025211/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf|archive-date=2007-01-04|url-status=dead}} He was re-elected in 2008 with 16,103 votes.{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf|title=Iowa Secretary of State - Paul D. Pate|website=Sos.state.ia.us|accessdate=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325020702/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf|archive-date=25 March 2009|url-status=dead}} He defeated his opponent, Republican Walt Rogers, by only 22 votes, following administrative recounts in two precincts and a district-wide recount.{{cite web |url=http://iowaindependent.com/8957/danielson-declared-winner-in-sd-10 |title=Danielson declared winner in SD 10 | Iowa Independent |accessdate=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717023539/http://iowaindependent.com/8957/danielson-declared-winner-in-sd-10 |archivedate=2011-07-17 }}
Due to redistricting, most of Iowa Senate District 10 became District 30 in the 2012 election and became effective on January 13, 2013.
More recently Danielson has been exploring the legalization of online poker in the state of Iowa. The most recent legislation signed by Governor Terry Branstad explores the online gaming by instructing Iowa's Racing and Gaming Commission to submit a report on the issue.{{Cite news|url=http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_bdcfabda-6b35-11e0-90f3-001cc4c03286.html|title=Online poker would let Native American casinos expand, regulator says|last=Bureau|first=ROD BOSHART, Lee-Gazette Des Moines|work=Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier|access-date=2017-09-28|language=en}}
As Vice-Chair of the Veterans Affairs committee and a veteran of the United States Navy, Danielson is a consistent advocate for pro-veteran legislation.{{cite web |url=http://www.jeffdanielson.org/primarynews/article.asp?ID=2681 |title=Jeff Danielson, Iowa State Senator - Primary News |accessdate=2011-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724133259/http://www.jeffdanielson.org/primarynews/article.asp?ID=2681 |archivedate=2011-07-24 }}
Danielson previously served as President Pro Tempore of the Iowa Senate from 2006 to 2012.
In early 2019 he resigned from the Senate, saying "I can't make the Senate service work given that I have to raise my family and pay the bills" after resigning his job as a firefighter.{{Cite news|url=https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Longtime-Iowa-senator--505879611.html|title=Sen. Jeff Danielson: "My leaving the senate is directly linked to leaving the firehouse"|work=KCRG-TV9 News|access-date=2021-02-26|language=en}} He found a job working as a lobbyist for the American Wind Energy Association, which led to a special election.{{Cite news|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/22/jeff-danielson-retired-iowa-senate-democratic-senator-takes-american-wind-energy-association-job/2951376002/|title=Jeff Danielson, who recently resigned from Iowa Senate, takes a job with national wind association|work=Des Moines Register|access-date=2021-02-26|language=en}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716210425/http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?PID=790 Senator Jeff Danielson] official Iowa Legislature site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205191348/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=790 Senator Jeff Danielson] official Iowa General Assembly site
- [http://www.iowasenatedemocrats.org/danielson/ State Senator Jeff Danielson]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} official constituency site
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20020718094956/http://www.jeffdanielson.org/ Jeff Danielson for Iowa State Senate] official campaign site
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{{succession box
| title = 30th district
| before = Pat Ward
| years = 2013–2019
| after = Eric Giddens
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{{succession box
| title = 10th district
| before = Merlin Bartz
| years = 2005–2013
| after = Jake Chapman
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Category:Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Category:University of Northern Iowa alumni