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Mila Jasey

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Mila M. Jasey
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 27th district
In office
November 8, 2007 – January 9, 2024
Serving with John F. McKeon
Preceded byMims Hackett
Succeeded byGarnet Hall
Personal details
Born (1951-05-29) May 29, 1951 (age 73)
Madison, Wisconsin[1]
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNeil
Children3
Residence(s)South Orange, New Jersey
Alma materBarnard College (B.A.)
Pace University (M.S.)
Websitewww.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/284/assemblywoman-jasey

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

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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.[2]

Jasey was a trustee of the South Orange-Maplewood School District Board of Education from 1999 to 2007.[2]

She lives in South Orange with her husband Neil; they have three grown children together.[3]

New Jersey General Assembly

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Jasey was sworn into the Assembly on September 10, 2007, filling the seat that had been vacated by Mims Hackett.[4]

Jasey was one of the lead authors of New Jersey's Interdistrict Public School Choice Program in 2010.[5] Jasey was one of the authors of the New Jersey law that allows private schools in urban areas to convert to charters.[6]

Committees

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Committee assignments for the current session are:[2]

  • Higher Education, as Chair
  • Education, as Vice-Chair
  • Aging and Senior Services
  • Joint Committee on the Public Schools

District 27

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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 were:[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, p. 284. E. J. Mullin, 2008. Accessed January 24, 2022. "The assemblywoman was born May 29, 1951, in Madison, Wisc. She attended schools in Minnesota and California, and graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University, with a bachelor's degree in history, in 1972."
  2. ^ a b c Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ "Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey Bio Page". NJ Assembly Majority Office. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. ^ 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."
  5. ^ Assembly, No. 355 State of New Jersey 214th Legislature, New Jersey General Assembly. Accessed March 28, 2014.
  6. ^ 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."
  7. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Legislative Roster for District 27, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.
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New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 27th District
November 8, 2007 – present
With: John F. McKeon 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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