Daniel Paul Nordberg^[2] is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represented House District 14 from January 9, 2013, to January 8, 2018, when he resigned from office to take a job with the Small Business Administration.^[3]

Since 2021, Nordberg has been President of Marketing at the Bank of Colorado.^[4]

Nordberg earned his bachelor's degree in political science from Colorado State University.

During the 2013 and 2014 session, Dan Nordberg sponsored 13 bills, 6 of which were signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper. Of the three bills signed into law in 2014, two aim to mitigate the possibility of a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) by authorizing the state of Colorado to furnish data outlining the negative impact a BRAC would have on Colorado,^[5] and improve collaboration between federal and state policymakers.^[6] Another law eliminates income tax for non-resident emergency service workers, thus removing financial deterrents for out of state individuals and businesses lending aid in times of declared disasters.^[7]

In 2013, three of Dan Nordberg's proposed bills were signed into law. One bill ensured aid received by military families remains tax free.^[8] Another bill authorized a study to determine the impact of human trafficking in Colorado so that legislative solutions could be procured.^[9] The final measure requires regulators to notify legislators when they promulgate rules as a result of their legislation.^[10]

Other bills which did not pass would have:

• Required a super-majority to create or increase fees^[11]
• Authorized state audit of Colorado Health Insurance Exchange^[12]
• Provided state tax deduction matching federal penalty for persons who fail to purchase health insurance, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act^[13]
• Prohibited use of public assistance money at marijuana dispensaries^[14]
• Strengthened 4th amendment rights by requiring law enforcement to furnish a warrant to search electronic data^[8]

Representative Nordberg was a member of the following committees:

• Business, Labor, Economic, & Workforce Development^[15]
• Joint State Veterans & Military Affairs Committee^[16]
• Legislative Audit^[17]
• State, Veterans, & Military Affairs^[16]

• 2012 With Republican Representative Janak Joshi redistricted to District 16, Nordberg was unopposed for the June 26, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 7,442 votes;^[18] and won the three-way November 6, 2012 General election with 26,346 votes (76.3%) against Libertarian candidate R. David Lucero and American Constitution candidate Thomas O'Dell.^[19]