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Bob Garcia | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
In office February 21, 1978 – January 7, 1990 | |
Preceded by | Herman Badillo |
Succeeded by | José E. Serrano |
Constituency | 21st district (1978–83) 18th district (1983–90) |
Member of the New York Senate | |
In office April 17, 1967 – February 21, 1978 | |
Preceded by | Eugene Rodriguez |
Succeeded by | Olga A. Méndez |
Constituency | 29th district (1967–1972) 30th district (1973–1978) |
Member of the New York Assembly | |
In office January 1, 1966 – April 17, 1967 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Joseph Zaretzki |
Constituency | 83rd district (1966) 77th district (1967) |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | January 9, 1933
Died | January 25, 2017 San Juan, Puerto Rico | (aged 84)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | City University of New York, City College RCA Institute |
Robert Garcia (January 9, 1933 – January 25, 2017) was a United States representative who represented New York's 21st district (South Bronx). He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1965 and the New York State Senate in 1967, and then served in Congress from 1978 to 1990.