Robert A. Starr

Robert A. Starr

Robert A. Starr (born December 17, 1942) is an American politician from Vermont who currently serves as a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate. 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 from Vermont Technical College.

Starr is married to his wife Anita Cadieux. The couple has one son.

Starr is president of a transportation company.

Public life

House

Starr was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives in 1978, and served there until 2004. He chaired the House Agriculture Committee from 1985 to 2000.

enate

He was elected to the Vermont Senate in 2004 and was reelected in 2006.

Other government service

*Troy school board.

*Orleans-Essex North Supervisory Union school board.

*Troy zoning board.

*Troy planning commission.

*Troy board of civil authority [ [http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Board+of+civil+authority Legal Dictionary] ]

*Troy town moderator.

*North Country Union High School moderator.

*Trustee, Vermont State Colleges.

Non-governmental service

*Director, Vermont Truck and Bus Association

Goodyear Highway Hero award

On September 14, 2005, while driving a truck near Trois-Rivières, Quebec for Starr's Transportation, Starr's vehicle, as well as a passenger car, caught fire after the pavement collapsed and they went off the road. The woman driving the car became trapped. Starr's rescue earned him a Goodyear Highway Hero award. [ [http://www.goodyear.com/truck/whatsnew/heroes.html Goodyear Commercial Truck | Highway Hero ] ] [ [http://www.truckernews.com/trucker-news-02-24-06.html Trucker News Truckers News for Truckers and Interstate Travelers Truckstops Truck Stops Fuel stops repairs towing associations hotels motels rest areas lodging restaurants emergency Interstate Highway Road Conditions Traffic Links to DOT Department of Transportation and Highway Patrol Police Websites ] ]

Footnotes

ee also

*Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session
*Members of the Vermont Senate, 2007-2008 session

External links

* [http://vermont-elections.org/2005-2006BioBook/2005Senate.pdf Vermont Senate Biographies]


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