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. 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.
New Jersey General Assembly Jasey was sworn into the Assembly on September 10, 2007, filling the seat that had been vacated by Mims Hackett.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."
Jasey was one of the lead authors of New Jersey's Interdistrict Public School Choice Program in 2010.Assembly, No. 355 State of New Jersey 214th Legislature, New Jersey General Assembly. Accessed March 28, 2014. Jasey was one of the authors of the New Jersey law that allows private schools in urban areas to convert to charters.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."
Committees Committee assignments for the current session are:Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey, New Jersey Legislature. 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 and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022. The representatives from the 27th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session were:Legislative Roster for District 27, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022. Senator Richard Codey (D) Assemblyman John F. McKeon (D) Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D)
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External links Assemblywoman Mila Jasey's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006