Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Anita; 1 Child: Eric
Birth date: 12/17/1942
Birthplace: Hartford, CT
Home City: North Troy VT
Religion: Protestant

Profession

Owner/President, Starr's Transportation, 1984-present Shop and Dispatching/Vice President/General Manager, Starr's Transportation, 1970-1984 Motel/Restaurant Manager, Starr's Village Motel and Rest, 1965-1970 Inspector, Vermont Department of Agriculture, 1963-1964

Education

AS, Agriculture, Vermont Technical College, 1963

Committees

Agriculture
Appropriations

S 199 Repeals Philosophical Exemption to Immunization
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

H 436 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

H 202 Single-Payer and Unified Health System
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

S 31 Electing the President by Popular Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 485 Property Tax and Land Use Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

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S 199 Repeals Philosophical Exemption to Immunization
Stage: Motion Vote
Vote: Yea

H 436 Tax Law Amendments
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

H 202 Single-Payer and Unified Health System
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Nay

S 31 Electing the President by Popular Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 485 Property Tax and Land Use Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

SR 17 Requesting Congressional Waiver From Federal Drinking Age Requirement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 289 Authorizing Nuclear Power Plant Operation Until 2032
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

H 441 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

H 441 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

H 446 Renewable Energy Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Nay

H 436 Nuclear Plant Decommissioning Fund Amendments
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

S 115 Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Question
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 115 Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Question
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 115 Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Same-Sex Marriage Ballot Question
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 34 Presidential Election by National Popular Vote
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 278 Campaign Finance Limitations
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

SA. 520 Energy Tax Amendment to H. 520
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SR 16 Urging National Executive Impeachment
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

H 861 Health Care Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

S 18 Genetically Modified Seed Liability Bill
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

H 861 Health Care Bill
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

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