Before his election to Congress, Krebs was President of the New Jersey State
Congress of Industrial Organizations (1954–1961) and President of the New Jersey
United Auto Workers Council (1961–1965).
Congress He was elected in 1964 to the
89th United States Congress, but he did not run for reelection in 1966, after his seat was eliminated in redistricting.
Later career He later served as director for the New Jersey State Office of Consumer Protection under Governor Richard J. Hughes from 1967 to 1970. Krebs ran for the
United States Senate against
Republican incumbent
Clifford P. Case in 1972 but lost by almost 30 points. He ran for the House again in 1974, but lost the Democratic primary to Frederick Bohen, who lost the open seat race to
Millicent Fenwick.
Death He died in September 1996 in
Hallandale, Florida. ==References==