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.
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]
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