Assemblywoman
Mila M. Jasey
Assemblywoman Mila M. Jasey was first elected on November 6, 2007, and sworn into office two (2) days later to fill an unexpired term. She is Vice- Chair of the Housing & Local Government Committee and a member of the Education Committee and the Joint Committee on the Public Schools. Prior to joining the Assembly, Ms. Jasey served as a Member of the South Orange/Maplewood Board of Education for three terms, including a two year stint as President.
The Assemblywoman’s first vote as a member of the Assembly was to abolish the death penalty, and she was a sponsor of the bill. During her tenure she has sponsored numerous bills that became law, including the Mortgage Stabilization and Relief Act and the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Act. She was a prime sponsor of the A-500 landmark affordable housing law, for which she was honored as NJ Housing and Community Development Network’s 2008 Legislator of the Year, and followed that with prime sponsorship of A-3447. She also sponsored the $3.9 billion dollar school construction bond act, the NJ HERO Act promoting organ donation, the Trader to Teachers Act and NJ’s Lemon Law bill, which has been called the strongest of its kind in the nation.
In addition to her efforts to promote affordable housing for all New Jerseyans, the Assemblywoman is a leader in the area of education. Her efforts have been recognized by the N.J. Charter Schools Association, Teach for America, the South Orange/Maplewood Board of Education, the Essex Regional Educational Services Commission and the New Jersey School Boards Association. She was selected to serve on the Department of Education’s Committee on Diversity & Equity.
Mila has an extensive record of community service, including the South Orange Civic Organization, the Columbia High School Scholarship Fund, the League of Women Voters and the Community Coalition on Race. She co-founded the LaLeche League of Newark & the Oranges Chapter in 1976.
Assemblywoman Jasey received her B.A. from Barnard College, Columbia University and her master’s degree from the Pace University School of Nursing. Mila is married to Neil Jasey, Esq. and they are the parents of three adult children and two grandchildren. She is a former public health nurse who worked in Orange, East Orange and Newark.
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