Andrea Seastrand | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's22nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Huffington |
| Succeeded by | Walter Capps |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the33rd district | |
| In office December 7, 1992 - November 30, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Trice Harvey[1] |
| Succeeded by | Tom J. Bordonaro Jr. |
| Member of theCalifornia State Assembly from the29th district | |
| In office December 3, 1990 - November 30, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Seastrand[2] |
| Succeeded by | Bill Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrea Heidi Ciszek (1941-08-05)August 5, 1941 (age 83) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | DePaul University |
Andrea Heidi Seastrand (néeCiszek; born August 5, 1941) is a former one-termRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives, serving from 1995 to 1997.
Seastrand was born Andrea Heidi Ciszek inChicago.[3][4] She graduated fromDePaul University in 1963 with aB.A. in education, and then moved toSalinas,California to find work as an elementary school teacher.[5] In 1965, she marriedEric Seastrand, a stockbroker, and the couple had two children named Kurt and Heidi.[5]
From 1982 to 1990, when her husband served in theCalifornia State Assembly as a Republican, Seastrand joined the California Federation of Republican Women, later becoming its president.[5]
In 1990, Eric Seastrand died of cancer, and Andrea won a special election to succeed him, receiving 65 per cent of the vote.[5] She remained a member of assembly for the next four years, serving on the education committee and as assistant minority leader.[5][3]
Seastrand was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, narrowly defeating Theology professorWalter Capps and succeeding fellow RepublicanMichael Huffington.[5] Considered one of the more conservative members of the104th Congress,[6] she faced Capps again in 1996 and was defeated.[5]
In 1997, after her departure from Congress, Seastrand founded the California Space and Technology Alliance—a private nonprofit focused on promoting California's participation in space ventures—which later became theCalifornia Space Authority.[5] She remained executive director of the organization from its creation until its dissolution in 2011.[7][8]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's 22nd congressional district January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former US Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative | Succeeded byas Former US Representative |
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