Michaelson Jenet Sworn Into Colorado Senate

DENVER, CO – Newly appointed Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City, was sworn into the Colorado State Senate today, following her Senate District 21 vacancy committee selection. 

“Serving the people of Adams County at the Capitol has been the honor of my life, and I am excited to continue working on their behalf in the Senate,” said Michaelson Jenet. “From improving Coloradans’ access to mental and behavioral health care to lowering the cost of living and creating more housing our families can afford, I will keep working every day in the Senate to make real, bold changes in Colorado and to make sure everyone who lives here can succeed.”

“I am pleased to welcome Senator Michaelson Jenet, a leader who has fought her entire legislative career to move her community and our state forward, to the Colorado Senate,” Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, said. “Adams County voters can rest easy knowing they’ll continue being well represented by a strong voice in the Senate, and I look forward to working with Senator Michaelson Jenet to build a stronger, safer and healthier Colorado for us all.”

Michaelson Jenet’s selection was necessitated by the departure of former Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno, who resigned his seat to serve as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy in Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration.

Michaelson Jenet holds an MBA from the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women. She and her husband Michael have three children: Eytan and Gavriella Michaelson and Ryan Jenet.