Robert García (politician)

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Robert García

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th district
In office February 21, 1978 – January 7, 1990
Preceded by	Herman Badillo
Succeeded by	Jose Serrano

Born	January 9, 1933 (1933-01-09) (age 75) Bronx, New York
Political party	Democratic

Robert García (born January 9, 1933) was a Democratic United States Representative from New York between 1978 and 1990.

García was born in Bronx, N.Y. He attended the public schools and graduated from Haaren High School in the Bronx in 1950. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War with the Third Infantry Division, from 1950 to 1953.

From 1953 until 1957 he attended college at City College of New York, Community College of New York and RCA Institute. He worked as a computer engineer from 1957 to 1965.

García served in the New York assembly, from 1966 to 1967, the New York senate, from 1967 to 1978. In the senate he was the deputy minority leader from 1975 to 1978. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1976.

García was elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election on February 14, 1978, to replace Herman Badillo who resigned. He took his seat on February 21, 1978 representing New York's 21st District and serving for almost 12 years until January 7, 1990 when he was forced to resign as a result of his involvement in the Wedtech scandal, even though the judge threw out the case.^[1]^[2]

[edit] References

^ Haslip-Viera, Gabriel; Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Angelo Falcon (2005). Boricuas In Gotham: Puerto Ricans In The Making Of New York City. Markus Wiener, 68. ISBN 1-55876-356-2.
^ Rudin, Ken. "The Equal-Opportunity Culture of Corruption", NPR.org, 2007-06-06. Retrieved on 2007-07-29.

[edit] External links

Robert García (politician) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-02-05

Preceded by NEW DISTRICT	New York State Assembly, 83rd District 1966	Succeeded by Burton Hecht
Preceded by ?	New York State Assembly, 77th District 1967	Succeeded by William Martinez
Preceded by ?	New York State Senate, 29th District 1967–1972	Succeeded by Joseph Zaretzki
Preceded by Harrison J. Goldin	New York State Senate, 30th District 1973–1978	Succeeded by Olga A. Mendez
Preceded by Herman Badillo	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 21st congressional district 1978–1983	Succeeded by Hamilton Fish IV
Preceded by S. William Green	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 18th congressional district 1983–1990	Succeeded by Jose Serrano

v • d • e Chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Roybal • García • Richardson • Martinez • Torres • Bustamante • Fuster • de la Garza • Ortiz • Serrano • Pastor • Becerra • Roybal-Allard • Reyes • Rodriguez • Napolitano • Baca