Krebs, John Hans, 1926-2014

KREBS, John Hans, a Representative from California; born in Berlin, Germany, December 17, 1926; moved to Israel in 1933 and attended Balfour School (elementary), 1937; graduated from Ben Yehuda College (high school), 1945; immigrated to America in 1946 and obtained United States citizenship in 1954; A.B., University of California at Berkeley, 1950; LL.B., University of California Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, 1957; admitted to the California bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Fresno in 1958; served in United States Army, 1952-1954; member, Fresno County Planning Commission, 1965-1969; served on Fresno County Board of Supervisors, 1970-1974; delegate, California State Democratic convention, 1966; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1979); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978 to the Ninety-sixth Congress; died on November 10, 2014, in Fresno, Calif.

<p>John Hans Krebs (December 17, 1926 – November 10, 2014) was an Israeli-American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district from 1975 to 1979.</p>

<p>Born in 1926 in Berlin, then in the Weimar Republic (now Germany), Krebs moved to British-mandated Palestine in 1933 and attended Balfour School (elementary), 1937. He graduated from Ben Yehuda College in 1945. As a young man, he volunteered for Haganah, a Jewish paramilitary group that supported the creation of an Israeli state. Afterward, he immigrated to America in 1946 and obtained United States citizenship in 1954. He earned an A.B., University of California at Berkeley in 1950 and an LL.B. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in 1957.</p>

<p>He was admitted to the California bar in 1957 and commenced practice in Fresno in 1958. He served in United States Army from 1952 to 1954. Krebs served as a member of the Fresno County Planning Commission from 1965 to 1969 and on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors from 1970 to 1974. He served as delegate, California State Democratic convention, 1966.</p>

<p><b>RACES</b>
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<li>11/07/1978 CA District 17 Lost 45.51% (-8.99%)</li>
<li>11/02/1976 CA District 17 Won 65.69% (+31.38%)</li>
<li>11/05/1974 CA District 17 Won 51.89% (+3.78%)</li>
<li>06/04/1974 CA District 17 - D Primary Won 64.66% (+44.03%)</li>
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BURIAL
Beth Israel Cemetery
Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA