Robert A. Starr (born December 17, 1942) is an
American politician
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from
Vermont
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who currently serves as a
Democratic member of the
Vermont State Senate
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-m ...
. He has represented the
Essex-Orleans senate district since 2004. He had previously spent a quarter-century in the
Vermont House of Representatives.
Biography
Robert Starr was born in
Hartford, Connecticut, on December 17, 1942. He has lived in
Troy, Vermont since moving there in 1944. He received an
Associate Degree in
agriculture
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from
Vermont Technical College
Vermont Technical College, commonly shortened to Vermont Tech, is a public technical college in Vermont with its main campuses in Randolph Center, Williston and Norwich. In addition, there are regional campuses in Brattleboro and Bennington, ...
.
Starr is married to his wife Anita Cadieux. The couple has one son.
He is a professional truck driver. Starr is president of his own transportation company. He is director of the Vermont Truck and Bus Association.
Public life
Congress
Starr was elected to the
Vermont House of Representatives in 1978 and served there until 2004. From 1985 to 2000, he chaired the House Agriculture Committee. He was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2004 and was re-elected two years later.
Other government service
*
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, south-west of Ç ...
school board
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The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional are ...
*Orleans-Essex North Supervisory Union, school board
*Troy
zoning board
*Troy planning commission
*Troy board of civil authority
*Troy
town moderator
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*
North Country Union High School moderator
*Trustee,
Vermont State Colleges
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Goodyear Highway Hero award
On September 14, 2005, there was an incident near
Trois-Rivières, Quebec involving Starr. While driving in a truck, the pavement collapsed and Starr's vehicle as well as another passenger car driven by a woman went off the road. The woman's car caught fire and she was trapped in it. Starr was able to rescue the driver. For this effort he was later awarded the
Goodyear Highway Hero Goodyear may relate to:
Companies
* Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
* Goodyear Redwood Company, foresting company operated from 1916 to 1932
* Edward Goodyear, a florist company in London, England
* Goodyear Lumber Company, one of many lumber ...
award.
See also
*
Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session
*
Members of the Vermont Senate, 2007-2008 session
References
External links
Vermont Senate Biographies
Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Democratic Party Vermont state senators
Essex County, Vermont
1942 births
Living people
People from Troy, Vermont
21st-century American politicians
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