Background
The son of former New York Councilman Robert Rodriguez, Robert J. Rodriguez was born and raised in East Harlem.
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Robert Rodriguez
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He attended P.S. 112, River East Elementary School, Isaac Newton Middle School, and Cardinal Hayes High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Yale University, and received his Master of Business Administration from New York University.
Career
Rodriguez worked as a Vice President of a minority-owned public finance firm where he helped municipalities raise money for development and public works projects. During this time, he served as Chairman of Community Board 11, representing East Harlem. He has also served on the boards of the Terrance Cardinal Cooke Community Advisory Board, Catholic Charities Community Services of New York, and the Supportive Children’s Advocacy Network of New York (Scan New York).
Rodriguez currently represents District 68, comprising East Harlem and Randalls and Wards Islands.
He was elected to his seat in 2010. He was again elected in 2012, running unopposed on both the Democratic and Working Families Party platforms.
Since joining the, Rodriguez has acted as Chair of the Mitchell-Lama Subcommittee, working to provide affordable housing. He is a part of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus, and is on the Executive Board of the Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force.
Membership
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, which provided over $95 million in financing and grants to organizations in East Harlem. He is a member of the New America Alliance, and a fellow on the Council for Urban Professionals (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom). In addition, he serves as a member of the Banks, Health, Housing, Labor, Mental Health, and Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions committees.
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Democratic party