Mila M. Jasey (born May 29, 1951) is an American
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politician who has represented the
27th Legislative District in the
New Jersey General Assembly
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Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...
since taking office on November 8, 2007.
Early life and education
Jasey was born in
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...
on May 29, 1951, and raised in
Minnesota
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and
California
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, where she attended the local public schools.
[ She graduated with a ]B.A.
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from Barnard College
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in History, and was awarded an M.S.
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from the Lienhard School of Nursing at Pace University
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.[
Jasey was a trustee of the ]South Orange-Maplewood School District
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Board of Education from 1999 to 2007.[
She lives in ]South Orange
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with her husband Neil; they have three grown children together.
New Jersey General Assembly
Jasey was sworn into the Assembly on September 10, 2007, filling the seat that had been vacated by Mims Hackett
Mims Hackett (born September 28, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2007, where he represented the 27th Legislative District, which covers the western portion of Essex Co ...
.
Jasey was one of the lead authors of New Jersey's Interdistrict Public School Choice Program
The Interdistrict Public School Choice Program is a program designed to expand educational choices for New Jersey students by providing them with the option of attending a school district outside their district of residence without cost to their pa ...
in 2010. Jasey was one of the authors of the New Jersey law that allows private schools in urban areas to convert to charters.
Committees
Committee assignments for the current session are:[Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey]
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the ...
. Accessed January 28, 2022.
*Higher Education, as ''Chair''
*Education, as ''Vice-Chair''
*Aging and Senior Services
*Joint Committee on the Public Schools
District 27
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate
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and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.
Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...
. The representatives from the 27th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 27
New Jersey Legislature
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. Accessed January 11, 2022.
*Senator Richard Codey
Richard James Codey (born November 27, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 53rd governor of New Jersey from 2004 to 2006. He has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1982 and served as the President of the Senate ...
(D)
*Assemblyman John F. McKeon
John F. McKeon (born June 3, 1958) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the New Jersey's 27th legislative district, 27th ...
(D)
*Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D)
References
External links
Assemblywoman Mila Jasey's legislative web page
New Jersey Legislature
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*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
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1951 births
Living people
American nurses
American women nurses
Barnard College alumni
Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Pace University alumni
Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin
People from South Orange, New Jersey
Politicians from Essex County, New Jersey
Women state legislators in New Jersey
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians