Eugene H. Krabs (politician)

Eugene H. Krabs (politician)
Eugene H. Krabs was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada on June 6, 1954 to French-Canadian mother and and an American father originally from Sacramento, California. He learned French throughout his childhood but attended English schools in Quebec, until moving to Brampton, Ontario. After graduating high school, Krabs moved to California to attend the University of California, Los Angeles. He then attended Stanford Law School, and became a lawyer following graduation. In 1986, Krabs moved to Hilo, Hawai'i and began teaching as a high school teacher. In 1990, Krabs was appointed as a member of the Hawai'i State Board of Education. Krabs was elected the Representative for Oceania's 3rd Congressional district in 1993 and has won by acclamation since, and was elected Speaker of the House in 1995 following the disappearance of Speaker Marshall Bacon. He was re-elected Speaker for the 105th Congress in 1997.