Will Gabig
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Will Gabig
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| state = Pennsylvania
| state_house = Pennsylvania
| district = 199th
| term_start = January 2, 2001{{cite web |title = SESSION OF 2001 - 185TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1|work = Legislative Journal| publisher = Pennsylvania House of Representatives |date =2001-01-02|url = http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2001/0/20010102.pdf}}
| term_end = November 30, 2010
| predecessor = Albert Masland
| successor = Stephen Bloom
| constituency =
| majority =
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1956}}
| birth_place = Virginia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| alma_mater = Saint Vincent College, Duquesne University School of Law, National Institute for Trial Advocacy
| occupation = Attorney, U.S. Navy, retired
| spouse =
| children =
| residence = Carlisle, Pennsylvania
| website = http://willgabig.com
}}
William I. Gabig (born 1956) is an American politician and former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=265&body=H|title=William I. Gabig}}
Career
Prior to his tenure as a state legislator, Gabig volunteered as a Moot Court Judge for both the Dickinson School of Law and Widener University School of Law. He also volunteered as an instructor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission Academy and the Harrisburg Area Community College’s Municipal Police Academy. He also had a position as a part-time instructor at Troy State University’s Armed Forces Branch Campus.
Gabig was first an Assistant District Attorney in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania then a Senior Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania."Representative Gabig's Web Profile" [https://web.archive.org/web/20070510211540/http://www.willgabig.com/?sectionid=4§iontree=4 Waybackmachine archive of Official site]
Gabig launched his career in the U.S. Navy as a Judge Advocate. He rose to the rank of Commander and continued afterward to serve as a reservist.
He announced that he would not seek re-election in 2010.{{Cite news | last = Thompson | first = Charlie| authorlink= Charlie Thompson (reporter)| title =Gabig won't seek re-election| newspaper = The Patriot News| date = January 27, 2010 | url = http://www.pennlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news/126456720739350.xml&coll=1|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20100129181914/http://www.pennlive.com/printer/printer.ssf?/base/news/126456720739350.xml&coll=1| url-status = dead |archivedate=2010-01-29}}
Currently, Mr. Gabig serves as a Commissioner on the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Appeal Board.
Personal
Gabig earned his Bachelor of Science in 1979 from Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, majoring in political science and minoring in economics. In 1985, Gabig earned his Juris Doctor at the Duquesne University School of Law. He later graduated from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
He is actively involved in his community as a member of the Cumberland County Bar Association, Cumberland County Law Enforcement Officer’s Association, the Marine Corps League, the Carlisle Fish and Game Club, Knights of Columbus Council 4057 and the American Legion Post 101.
He and his wife Patricia (nee, Iezzoni), a veterinarian, have two children and currently reside in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070205024935/http://www.willgabig.com/ waybackmachine: State Representative Will Gabig official caucus website]
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Category:Saint Vincent College alumni
Category:Duquesne University alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly