On March 28 , 1967 , he was elected to the New York State Senate , to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Eugene Rodriguez . He retained his seat in the Assembly until the end of the session of 1967 . He took his seat in the State Senate at the beginning of the 1968 session and remained in the State Senate until 1978 , serving in the 177th , 178th , 179th , 180th , 181st and 182nd New York State Legislature . In the Senate he was Deputy Minority Leader from 1975 to 1978 . He was a delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention
1976 Democratic National Convention
1976 Democratic National Convention
Robert Garcia (New York politician)