Andrea Seastrand

Andrea Seastrand
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 22nd district
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1997
Preceded by	Michael Huffington
Succeeded by	Walter Capps
Member of the California State Assembly
In office 1983-1995
Personal details
Born	August 5, 1941 Chicago, Illinois
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Eric Seastrand

Andrea Seastrand (born August 5, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives.

Seastrand was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from DePaul University with a B.A. in 1963. She worked as an elementary school teacher and was president of the California Federation of Republican Women. In 1965, she married Eric Seastrand, a stockbroker. He was elected to the California State Assembly in 1982 and compiled a strongly conservative record. In 1990, he died of cancer and Andrea Seastrand won a special election to succeed him. She was reelected in 1990 and 1992, and served as Assistant Minority Leader. She was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, narrowly defeating college professor Walter Capps and succeeding fellow Republican Michael Huffington who made an unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate. She faced Capps again in 1996 and was defeated. She currently serves as executive director of the California Space Authority, a statewide nonprofit corporation. She is also California's delegate to the Aerospace States Association (ASA) and both a member of Women In Aerospace (WIA) and the Air Force Association (AFA).^[1]

References

1. "Andrea Seastrand" JoinCalifornia.com

External links

• Andrea Seastrand at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Andrea Seastrand-JoinCalifornia.com