Jeff Danielson is a state Senator serving Hudson, Cedar Falls and Waterloo who has been working on commonsense legislation since being elected in 2005. Until a few days ago, I honestly had never heard of him– but I'm new to Iowa and live in Des Moines, so I think I should get a free pass.

For anyone who doesn't know about Danielson, he was born and raised in Iowa, served in the Navy for six years, and has been a firefighter since 1994. While raising a family and working, he used the G.I. Bill to earn a college degree and then eventually got a Masters degree. He also finds time to serve on numerous boards and commissions. He is a former commissioner of the Iowa Department of Transportation Commission and the City of Waterloo's Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission. He currently serves as a board member of the Hawkeye chapter of the American Red Cross, the UNI Leadership Advisory Board and Black Hawk Economic Development, Inc. Danielson took his seat in the Senate in 2005 and is now sitting on the Rebuild Iowa, State Government, Transportation, and Ways and Means committees, as well as the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.

In short, Jeff Danielson is a workhorse for Iowa.