Robert A. Starr

Last updated
Starr in 2019 Robert Starr at St. Albans Co-op and Dairy Farmers of America Merger Hearing (cropped).jpg
Starr in 2019

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. [1] He has represented the Essex-Orleans senate district since 2004. Since redistricting in 2022 he has represented the Orleans District. [2] He had previously spent a quarter-century in the Vermont House of Representatives.

Contents

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.

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

Acting career. Starr started as Rex Kramer in 1977 American Comedy Kentucky Fried Movie.

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 award. [3] [4]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Orleans County, Vermont</span> County in Vermont, United States

Orleans County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Vermont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,393. Its shire town is the city of Newport. The county was created in 1792 and organized in 1799. As in the rest of New England, few governmental powers have been granted to the county. The county is an expedient way of grouping and distributing state-controlled governmental services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derby, Vermont</span> Town in Vermont, United States

Derby is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 4,579 at the 2020 census, making it the most populous community in Orleans County. The town contains four unincorporated villages: Beebe Plain, Clyde Pond, Lake Salem, and North Derby, and two incorporated villages: Derby Center and Derby Line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troy, Vermont</span> Town in Vermont, United States

Troy is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,722 at the 2020 census. Troy contains two villages: the unincorporated village of Troy, and the incorporated village of North Troy.

The State of New Hampshire has a republican form of government modeled after the Government of the United States, with three branches: the executive, consisting of the Governor of New Hampshire and the other elected constitutional officers; the legislative, called the New Hampshire General Court, which includes the Senate and the House of Representatives; and the judicial, consisting of the Supreme Court of New Hampshire and lower courts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vermont House of Representatives</span> Lower house of the Vermont General Assembly

The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives are elected to a two-year term without term limits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vermont Senate</span> Upper house of the Vermont General Assembly

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 elected from multi-member districts. Each senator represents at least 20,300 citizens. Senators are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve.

The Essex-Caledonia-Orleans Representative District is a one-member state Representative district in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is one of the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. A new plan will be developed in 2012 following the 2010 U.S. Census.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Horace F. Graham</span> American politician

Horace French Graham was an American politician who served as the 56th governor of Vermont from 1917 to 1919.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William W. Grout</span> American politician

William Wallace Grout was an American politician and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.

Charles Starr is an American politician and farmer in Oregon. He served as a Republican member of the Oregon Legislature for 14 years, serving in both houses. A native of Texas, Starr served in the Oregon State Senate with his son Bruce Starr, the first time in Oregon's history a father and son served in the Senate together.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Vermont</span>

Elections in Vermont are authorized under Chapter II of the Vermont State Constitution, articles 43–49, which establishes elections for the state level officers, cabinet, and legislature. Articles 50–53 establish the election of county-level officers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">C. F. Nelson Pratt</span> American politician

Charles Forest Nelson Pratt was a Republican politician from Saugus, Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troy Carter (politician)</span> American politician (born 1963)

Troy Anthony Carter Sr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district since 2021. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 7th district. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter also previously served on the New Orleans City Council and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is currently the only Democrat in Louisiana's congressional delegation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Troy Jackson (politician)</span> American logger and politician

Troy Dale Jackson is an American logger and politician from Allagash, Maine serving as president of the Maine Senate. Jackson represents Senate District 1, representing northern Aroostook County, including the towns of Fort Kent, Madawaska and Caribou. Jackson has served as Senate President since 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont</span>

The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the U.S. representative from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the U.S. Senate, as well as various other state and local elections.

Katherine Sims is an American politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2021.

The Essex-Orleans district was one of 13 Vermont Senate districts included in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2010 U.S. census. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020. Following the 2020 U.S. census the district was divided into two for Essex County and Orleans County.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Vermont Senate election</span>

The 2022 Vermont Senate election took place on November 8, 2022, as part of the biennial United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and State House. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 16 districts, with each district electing between one and three senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections were held on August 9, 2022. This election would be the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for population changes across the state after the 2020 census.

The Orleans district is one of 16 districts of the Vermont Senate. The current district plan is included in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2020 U.S. census, which applies to legislatures elected in 2022, 2024, 2026, 2028, and 2030.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Vermont Senate election</span> Political event in the United States

The 2024 Vermont Senate election will take place on November 5, 2024, as part of the biennial United States elections. The election will coincide with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governor, and State House. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections will be held on August 13, 2024.

References

  1. https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2024/14614
  2. https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT089/ACT089%20As%20Enacted.pdf
  3. "Commercial Tire - Total Solution". www.goodyear.com.
  4. "Trucker News". truckernews.com.