Edgar W. Hiestand

Edgar Willard Hiestand (December 3, 1888 – August 19, 1970) was a staunch Anti-Communist who served ten years in the United States Congress.

Hiestand was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 3, 1888. A Republican and member of the John Birch Society, he represented California's 21st Congressional District from 1953 until 1963, when he was defeated by Everett G. Burkhalter, a Burbank incumbent city councilman. The 21st district covered the northern 2/3 of Los Angeles County, including the cities of Pasadena and Sierra Madre on the east to Burbank and the San Fernando Valley on the west and the Antelope Valley (including Edwards Air Force Base) on the north. In 1962, the Democratic California Legislature re-districted Hiestand into the western section of the old 21st district, which was more heavily Democratic.

Hiestand served on the House Education and Labor Committee where he sponsored and supported revisions to the business-labor statutes. He was an advisor to President Eisenhower on labor/management issues.

Prior to being elected to Congress, Hiestand engaged in a career of retailing, concluding with Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Glendale, California.

Hiestand was a 1910 graduate of Dartmouth College.

Hiestand died in Pasadena, California on August 19, 1970. His ashes were interred at San Gabriel Cemetery in California.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Harry R. Sheppard	United States Representative for the 21st District of California 1953–1963	Succeeded by Augustus F. Hawkins