Joseph Danielsen

Joseph Danielsen
Joseph Danielsen
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 17th District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 16, 2014 Serving with Kevin Egan
Preceded by	Upendra J. Chivukula
Chair of the New Jersey General Assembly Committee on Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 9, 2018
Personal details
Born	March 1965 (age 59)
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Christine Danielsen
Residence	Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey
Website	Legislative Website

Joseph Danielsen is an American Democratic Party politician, who represents the 17th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he has served since October 16, 2014, after being appointed to fill the vacant seat of Upendra J. Chivukula, who left office to take a seat as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.^[1]

Danielsen has served in the General Assembly as Deputy Whip since 2020.^[2]

Early life

A lifelong resident of Franklin Township, Danielsen is an IT consultant and owner of Network Blade LLC. He is a veteran of the United States Army Reserve, having served in the 78th Div. Reserve TNG from 1982 to 1991, as well as a volunteer fire fighter for 22 years.^[3] He was as a member of the Franklin Township Fire District No. 1 Board of Fire Commissioners from 2000 to 2006. During his term he was integral in creating an inter-local agreement between the township and the four fire districts that provided fire fighters during the day. From 1997 until 2010, Danielsen served on the Franklin Township Planning Board,^[3] including a stint as vice chair for several of those years. In that role, he supported economic development and helped attract businesses to Franklin Township while maintaining the local historic character. He is the head of the Franklin Township Municipal Democratic Committee.^[1] Danielsen received an A.S. in Marketing, Art, and Design from Middlesex County College and a B.A. in Visual Arts from Rutgers University. The youngest of nine children, he remains a resident of Franklin Township with his wife Christine and their three children.^[3]

New Jersey Assembly

Danielsen was appointed to fill the vacant seat of Upendra J. Chivukula, who left office to take a seat as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, and took office on October 16, 2014.^[1]

Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the 2022—23 Legislative Session session are:^[2]

Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations, Chair
Agriculture and Food Security
Financial Institutions and Insurance

District 17

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.^[4] The representatives from the 17th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[5]

Senator Bob Smith (D)
Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen (D)
Assemblyman Kevin Egan (D)

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly

17th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Egan	20,159	36.3
	Democratic	Joseph Danielsen (incumbent)	20,064	36.2
	Republican	Susan Hucko	7,771	14.0
	Republican	Dhimant G. Patel	7,473	13.5
Total votes			55,467	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

17th legislative district general election, 2021^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph V. Egan (incumbent)	32,212	34.83%
	Democratic	Joseph Danielsen (incumbent)	31,625	34.19%
	Republican	Catherine Barrier	14,482	15.66%
	Republican	Peter W. Gabra	14,173	15.32%
Total votes			92,492	100.0
	Democratic hold

17th Legislative District General Election, 2019^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Egan (incumbent)	20,272	36.47%
	Democratic	Joseph Danielsen (incumbent)	20,108	36.18%
	Republican	Patricia Badovinac	7,612	13.69%
	Republican	Maria Conception Powell	7,592	13.66%
Total votes			55,584	100%
	Democratic hold

New Jersey general election, 2017^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph V. Egan	29,149	36.0	2.1
	Democratic	Joe Danielsen	28,425	35.1	1.2
	Republican	Robert A. Quinn	11,317	14.0	2.0
	Republican	Nadine Wilkins	11,131	13.8	0.1
	It’s Our Time	Michael Habib	875	1.1	N/A
Total votes			'*80,897'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2015^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph V. Egan	13,444	33.9	1.4
	Democratic	Joseph F. Danielsen	13,426	33.9	2.0
	Republican	Robert Mettler	6,362	16.0	2.8
	Republican	Brajesh Singh	5,430	13.7	3.1
	Green	Molly O’Brien	985	2.5	N/A
Total votes			'*39,647'*	'*100.0'*

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Friedman, Matt. "N.J. Assembly swears in new member from Somerset County", NJ.com, October 16, 2014. Accessed October 19, 2014. "Joseph Danielsen, the municipal chairman of the Franklin Township Democrats, was sworn in today to fill the state Assembly seat just vacated by Democrat Upendra Chivukula, whom Gov. Chris Christie tapped for a seat on the state Board of Public Utilities."
^ ^a ^b Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Assemblyman Joseph Danielsen Bio Page". NJ Assembly Majority Office. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
^ Legislative Roster for District 17, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2019.

External links

Assemblyman Danielsen's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature

New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Upendra J. Chivukula	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 17th District October 16, 2014 – Present With: Joseph V. Egan	Succeeded by Incumbent