| Jeanne Nicholson | |
| Image Name: | Jeanne Nicholson 2011.jpg |
| Caption: | Nicholson in 2011 |
| State Senate: | Colorado |
| State: | Colorado |
| District: | 16th |
| Term Start: | January 2011 |
| Term End: | January 7, 2015 |
| Preceded: | Dan Gibbs |
| Succeeded: | Tim Neville |
| Birth Date: | 22 September 1943 |
| Profession: | Public health nurse |
| Party: | Democratic |
Jeanne Nicholson (born September 22, 1943) is a former Democratic member of the Colorado Senate who represented the 16th district from 2011 to 2015,[1] encompassing the city of Georgetown, Colorado.[2]
Nicholson ran for Colorado State Representative, District 62, in 2000, but was defeated by Republican Glenn Scott.[3]
In 2010, she ran for Colorado State Senate, District 16, defeating Republican Tim Leonard.[3]
In the 2011 session of the Colorado General Assembly, she vice-chaired the local government committee and was a member of its appropriations, education and judiciary committees.[4]
In 2014, she ran for reelection but was defeated by in Republican Tim Neville.[3]
Nicolson is a retired public health nurse, having worked nearly 40 years in nursing.[5] [6] She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 1966, and a Master of Science degree in community health nursing from the University of Colorado in 1999. Her master's thesis was "Politicians' Perceptions of Public Health".[7]