Mila Jasey
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Mila M. Jasey is an American
United States
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 Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
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 politician from South Orange
South Orange, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 16,964 people, 5,522 households, and 3,766 families residing in the township. The population density was 5,945.3 people per square mile . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of 1,987.5 per square mile...

, who serves in the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...

, where she represents the 27th Legislative District
27th Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 27th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Essex County municipalities of Caldwell Township, Essex Fells Township, Fairfield Township, Livingston Township, Maplewood Township, Newark City , North Caldwell Township, Orange Township, Roseland Borough, South Orange...

 seat that had been vacated by Mims Hackett
Mims Hackett
Mims Hackett is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002-2007, where he represented 27th Legislative District, which covers the western portion of Essex County....

 on September 10, 2007. Jasey was sworn into the Assembly on November 8, 2007.

Jasey serves in the Assembly on the Housing and Local Government Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Education Committee and the Joint Committee on the Public Schools.

Jasey was a trustee of the South Orange-Maplewood School District
South Orange-Maplewood School District
The South Orange-Maplewood School District is a regional public school district, serving students from two communities in Essex County, New Jersey, United States...

 Board of Education from 1999-2007. She graduated with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
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 from Barnard College
Barnard College
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 in History, and was awarded an M.S.
Master of Science
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 from the Graduate School of Nursing at Pace University
Pace University
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.

District 27

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Senate
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 and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...

. The other representatives from the 27th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
  • Senator Richard Codey
    Richard Codey
    Richard James Codey is an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 53rd Governor of New Jersey from November 2004 to January 2006. He has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1981 and served as the President of the Senate from 2002 to January 2010. He represents the 27th Legislative...

    , and
  • Assemblyman John F. McKeon
    John F. McKeon
    John F. McKeon, Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 27th legislative district, which covers the western portion of Essex County...


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