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Robert García (politician)
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- For the bassist, see Roberto García. For the boxer, see Roberto Garcia.
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]
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