Jeanne Nicholson (born September 22, 1943) is a Democratic former-member of the Colorado Senate, who represented the 16th district from 2011 to 2015. Her district encompasses the city of Georgetown, Colorado.
Political career
Nicholson ran for Colorado State Representative, District 62, in 2000. She was defeated by Republican Glenn Scott.
In 2010, she ran for Colorado State Senate, District 16, defeating Republican Tim Leonard.
In the 2011 session of the Colorado General Assembly, Nicholson vice-chaired the local government committee and was a member of the appropriations, education and judiciary committees.
In 2014, Nicholson ran for re-election and was defeated by in Republican Tim Neville.
Personal
Nicolson is a retired public health nurse, having worked nearly 40 years in nursing. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing in 1966; and earned a master of science degree from the University of Colorado in community health nursing in 1999. Her master's thesis was on "Politician's Perceptions of Public Health".