Question: Facts:   - state house: pennsylvania    - successor: mauree gingrich    - party: democrat -lrb- 1990-1993 -rrb- republican -lrb- 1993-present -rrb-    - predecessor: george w. jackson    - spouse: patricia      - district: 101st    - term end: november 30 , 2002    - constituency: part of lebanon county    - term start: january 1 , 1991    - birth date: 13 january 1944    - name: edward h. krebs    - occupation: economist-farmer    - birth place: lebanon , pennsylvania    - alma mater: pennsylvania university state university university of massachusetts amherst michigan state   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward h. krebs -lrb- pennsylvania politician -rrb- .
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edward h. krebs is a former republican member of the pennsylvania house of representatives .he is a 1961 graduate of annville-cleona high school .he earned a degree from pennsylvania state university in 1965 , an m.s. from university of massachusetts amherst in 1967 , and a ph.d. from michigan state university in 1970 .he was first elected as a democrat to represent the 101st legislative district in 1990 and joined the republican party in december 1993 .he became known for his expertise in education .in 2002 , the political website politicspa named him to the list of `` smartest legislators , '' noting that `` his moderate , common sense approach to solving problems will be missed in the house . ''he retired prior to the 2002 election .