Seastrand, Andrea, 1941-

Andrea Heidi Seastrand (née Ciszek; born August 5, 1941) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.

Born in Chicago, she graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in education in 1963. After college she moved to Salinas, California, and became an elementary school teacher. In 1965, she married Eric Seastrand, a stockbroker, leaving her career to be a homemaker. After Eric Seastrand's election to the California assembly,Andrea Seastrand joined the California Federation of Republican Women and eventually served as its president. After her husband's death, she was elected to succeed him. She remained a member of the State Assembly for the next four years, serving on the education committee and as assistant minority leader.

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