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Sherman_W._"Whip"_Saltmarsh, _Jr. is the founder of Saltmarsh Insurance Agency and leader of a team of dedicated insurance experts that have managed the evolving insurance needs for three generations of families and businesses throughout New England-for more than forty years. Saltmarsh has also served the community, state and region in which he lives through a distinguished 43-year career in public service, including 14 years as a State Representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. During his service in the House from 1975 to 1989, Saltmarsh authored crucial legislation and secured federal funding for transportation, economic development, finance, public works and education programs that continue to spur municipal, statewide and regional growth today. He was a ranking member and Committee Clerk on the Joint Committee on Transportation, a key member of the Special Commission on Infrastructure Finance and served as Vice-Chairman of the Marine Transportation Commission. Saltmarsh also established a near-perfect 99.4% roll call voting record during his 14-year tenure as State Representative for the 34th Middlesex District. A current Chairman of the Massachusetts Aeronautics' Commission, Saltmarsh has also served as an Executive Committee Member of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and as an MBTA Advisory Board Member for 30 years. A past Town Meeting Member and Selectman for the town of Winchester, Saltmarsh's record of public service leadership dates back to 1957. Saltmarsh has received numerous awards for his outstanding contributions and distinguished service in the public and private sectors. The Massachusetts Municipal Association in 1982 named Saltmarsh Legislator of the Year. Saltmarsh also received a Presidential Citation from The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, ( AOPA ), in March of 2000 for his leadership in developing aviation and the airport system in Massachusetts during his tenure as Chairman of the Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission. The Winchester Chamber of Commerce awarded him Man of the Year in 1981. He received the Outstanding Service Award in 1986 from the Central Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens and won the 1988 Outstanding Contribution award by the Stoneham Chamber of Commerce. Saltmarsh, a graduate of Boston College, was elected to the Boston College Hall of Fame in 1991 for leading the B.C. hockey team from 1950 through 1953. He and his wife, Ruby, a fourth and fifth grade teacher in the Stoneham Public School System, live in Winchester, Massachusetts and are active in local charities and volunteer programs.