Opinion: Mila Jasey Wants to Help Corzine Help Maplewood

Clarence Williams is a Maplewood resident and a 16-year-old filmmaker and junior at the Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, New Jersey. Williams is a journalist/filmmaker for Sex, etc., a magazine by and for teenagers about sex education. He interviewed Assemblywoman Mila Jasey of the 27 District in September at a Community Coalition on Race event at the Women's Club of Maplewood.

Mila Jasey, our State Assemblywoman, thinks Jon Corzine is Maplewood’s best bet for the next four years. When asked about Maplewood’s three top legislative priorities in the upcoming session she outlined education, healthcare, and housing.  

Mila Jasey was sworn in as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly November 8, 2007, two months after the seat was vacated by Mimms Hackett.  She serves as vice chair of the Housing and Local Government Committee, and is also on the Education Committee and the Joint Committee on the Public Schools. 

She believes that Jon Corzine could help her improve educational equality because he believes one of the purposes of government is to protect the vulnerable. Ms. Jasey served as President of the South Orange Maplewood School Board and understands Maplewood’s continuing struggles with educational access. If Mila Jasey and Jon Corzine could work together, and get more money, it could truly help Maplewood’s achievement gap struggle, which was highlighted last weekend in a documentary by Nancy Solomon ["Mind the Gap"] that aired on WNYC.

The remainder of Ms. Jasey’s platform includes healthcare and affordable housing. Mila Jasey is working for Maplewood because she believes the other role of government is to provide essential services. She believes the best way to do this is to work for Jon Corzine so his agenda can be completed in these difficult economic times.  

- Clarence Williams