Mila Jasey Explained

Mila M. Jasey
State Assembly:New Jersey
District:27th
Term Start:November 8, 2007
Term End:January 9, 2024
Successor:Garnet Hall
Alongside:John F. McKeon
Preceded:Mims Hackett
Birth Date:29 May 1951
Birth Place:Madison, Wisconsin[1]
Residence:South Orange, New Jersey
Spouse:Neil
Children:3
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Barnard College (B.A.)
Pace University (M.S.)

Mila M. Jasey (born May 29, 1951) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 27th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2007 to 2024.

Early life and education

Jasey was born in Madison, Wisconsin on May 29, 1951, and raised in Minnesota and California, where she attended the local public schools.[1] She graduated with a B.A. from Barnard College in History, and was awarded an M.S. from the Lienhard School of Nursing at Pace University.

Jasey was a trustee of the South Orange-Maplewood School District Board of Education from 1999 to 2007.

She lives in South Orange with her husband Neil; they have three grown children together.[2]

New Jersey General Assembly

Jasey was sworn into the Assembly on September 10, 2007, filling the seat that had been vacated by Mims Hackett.[3]

Jasey was one of the lead authors of New Jersey's Interdistrict Public School Choice Program in 2010.[4] Jasey was one of the authors of the New Jersey law that allows private schools in urban areas to convert to charters.[5]

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:[6]

District 27

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.[7] The representatives from the 27th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:[8]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=UHInAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Mila+M.+Jasey%22+born+madison Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey
  2. Web site: Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey Bio Page . NJ Assembly Majority Office . September 17, 2015.
  3. Baldwin, Tom. "2 new lawmakers take oath, become Assembly members", Courier-Post, November 9, 2007. Accessed November 20, 2007. "Also sworn in Thursday was Mila Jasey, a nurse and former school board member from South Orange, who now represents the 27th District, part of Essex County."
  4. ftp://www.njleg.state.nj.us/20102011/A0500/355_R2.PDF Assembly, No. 355 State of New Jersey 214th Legislature
  5. Lehren, Marilyn Joyce. "In the Suburbs, Charter Schools Raise Concerns About Local Control", NJ Spotlight, January 9, 2012. Accessed March 28, 2014. "Jasey proposed legislation signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie that would allow conversion of private and parochial schools into charter schools."
  6. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/284/assemblywoman-jasey Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey
  7. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II
  8. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=27 Legislative Roster for District 27