Andrea Seastrand

Andrea Heidi Seastrand (née Ciszek; born August 5, 1941) is a former one-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1995 to 1997.

Personal life Seastrand was born Andrea Heidi Ciszek in Chicago. She graduated from DePaul University in 1963 with a B.A. in education, and then moved to Salinas, California to find work as an elementary school teacher. In 1965, she married Eric Seastrand, a stockbroker, and the couple had two children named Kurt and Heidi. She remained a member of assembly for the next four years, serving on the education committee and as assistant minority leader. Considered one of the more conservative members of the 104th Congress, she faced Capps again in 1996 and was defeated.

Electoral history