Dan Nordberg Explained

Dan Nordberg
State House:	Colorado
District:	14th^[1]
Term Start:	January 9, 2013
Term End:	January 8, 2018
Predecessor:	Janak Joshi
Successor:	Shane Sandridge
Birth Name:	Daniel Paul Nordberg
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Maura Nordberg
Children:	3
Alma Mater:	Colorado State University

Daniel Paul Nordberg^[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represented House District 14 from January 9, 2013, to January 8, 2018, when he resigned from office to take a job with the Small Business Administration.^[3]

Since 2021, Nordberg has been President of Marketing at the Bank of Colorado.^[4]

Education

Nordberg earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Colorado State University.

Legislation

During the 2013 and 2014 session, Dan Nordberg sponsored 13 bills, 6 of which were signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper. Of the three bills signed into law in 2014, two aim to mitigate the possibility of a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) by authorizing the state of Colorado to furnish data outlining the negative impact a BRAC would have on Colorado,^[5] and improve collaboration between federal and state policymakers.^[6] Another law eliminates income tax for non-resident emergency service workers, thus removing financial deterrents for out of state individuals and businesses lending aid in times of declared disasters.^[7]

In 2013, three of Dan Nordberg's proposed bills were signed into law. One bill ensured aid received by military families remains tax free.^[8] Another bill authorized a study to determine the impact of human trafficking in Colorado so that legislative solutions could be procured.^[9] The final measure requires regulators to notify legislators when they promulgate rules as a result of their legislation.^[10]

Other bills which did not pass would have:

• Required a super-majority to create or increase fees^[11]
• Authorized state audit of Colorado Health Insurance Exchange^[12]
• Provided state tax deduction matching federal penalty for persons who fail to purchase health insurance, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act^[13]
• Prohibited use of public assistance money at marijuana dispensaries^[14]
• Strengthened 4th amendment rights by requiring law enforcement to furnish a warrant to search electronic data^[8]

Committee assignments

Representative Nordberg was a member of the following committees:

• Business, Labor, Economic, & Workforce Development^[15]
• Joint State Veterans & Military Affairs Committee^[16]
• Legislative Audit^[17]
• State, Veterans, & Military Affairs^[16]

Elections

• 2012 With Republican Representative Janak Joshi redistricted to District 16, Nordberg was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 7,442 votes;^[18] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 26,346 votes (76.3%) against Libertarian candidate R. David Lucero and American Constitution candidate Thomas O'Dell.^[19]

External links

• Official page at the Colorado General Assembly
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: James Wilson . . . January 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130053448/http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/leg_dir/House/members/Hou14.htm . January 30, 2013 . dead .
2. Web site: Dan Nordberg's Biography . . January 7, 2014.
3. Web site: Dan Nordberg . . Ballotpedia . 2018-02-04 . Nordberg announced that he would resign his state legislative seat on January 8, 2018, in order to accept a position with the Trump administration as a regional administrator for the Small Business Administration..
4. https://www.bankofcolorado.com/people/dan-nordberg
5. Web site: SB14-157: DMVA Commission Report Value US Mil Activities . . October 15, 2014.
6. Web site: HB14-1351: Maintain State's Relationship With US Military . . October 15, 2014.
7. Web site: HB14-1003: Nonresident Disaster Relief Worker Tax Exemption . . October 15, 2014.
8. Web site: SCR14-002: Unreasonable Searches Of Electronic Data Devices . . October 15, 2014.
9. Web site: HB13-1195: Human Trafficking . . October 15, 2014.
10. Web site: SB13-030: Additional Review Of Rules Promulgated By Agencies . . October 15, 2014.
11. Web site: HB14-1090: Supermajority For A New Or Increased Fee . . October 15, 2014.
12. Web site: HB14-1257: Performance Audit Health Benefit Exchange . . October 15, 2014.
13. Web site: HB14-1106: Tax Deduction For Affordable Care Act Penalty . . October 15, 2014.
14. Web site: SB14-037: ATM Withdrawals Of Public Benefits . . October 15, 2014.
15. Web site: House Business, Labor, Economic, and Workforce Development . . Denver, Colorado . October 15, 2014.
16. Web site: House State, Veterans, & Military Affairs . . Denver, Colorado . October 15, 2014.
17. Web site: Representative Dan Nordberg - House District 14 . . Denver, Colorado . October 15, 2014.
18. Web site: 2012 Republican Party state representatives primary results . . Denver, Colorado . January 7, 2014.
19. Web site: 2012 General election state representatives results . Secretary of State of Colorado . Denver, Colorado . January 7, 2014.