Mims Hackett
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LeRoy J. Jones Jr.
Mims Hackett | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 27th Legislative District | |
| In office January 8, 2002 – September 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Nia Gill LeRoy J. Jones Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Mila Jasey |
| Mayor of Orange, New Jersey | |
| In office 1996 – May 27, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Robert L. Brown |
| Succeeded by | Eldridge Hawkins Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 28, 1941 Birmingham, Alabama |
| Political party | Democratic |
Mims Hackett Jr. (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 County.
He was born on September 28, 1941, in Birmingham, Alabama. Hackett received a B.S. in 1963 from Paul Quinn College in biology and physical science and received an M.S. in 1976 from Seton Hall University in administration and supervision.[1][2]
Hackett served in the Assembly on the State Government Committee (as Chair), the Appropriations Committee and the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.[1]
Hackett served as the Mayor of Orange, New Jersey from 1996 to 2008. He served on its City Council from 1988 to 1996.[1] He spent thirty-two years as a science teacher in the Union City Board of Education.