Robert A. Starr (born December 17, 1942) is an

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from

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who currently serves as a Democratic member of the

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. He has represented the Essex-Orleans senate district since 2004. Since redistricting in 2022 he has represented the Orleans District. He had previously spent a quarter-century in the

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Biography

Robert Starr was born in

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, on December 17, 1942. He has lived in

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since moving there in 1944. He received an

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agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

from

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. 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

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 (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destina ...

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*Orleans-Essex North Supervisory Union, school board *Troy

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*Troy planning commission *Troy board of civil authority *Troy town moderator *

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moderator *Trustee,

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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.

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