Tauese Tuailemafua Pita Fiti Sunia was an American Samoan politician who served as the fifth governor of American Samoa from 1997 until his death in 2003. He was the second governor of American Samoa to die in office;Warren Terhune was the first.
General elections were held in American Samoa on November 4,2008,to elect a governor,members of the House of Representative,and a delegate to the United States House of Representatives,as well as a referendum on a legislative override of the governor's veto. The elections were held as part of the wider 2008 United States general election.
The Constitution of American Samoa is the constitution that defines the government of American Samoa. Unlike constitutions of a state,it is subject to unilateral change by the federal government. Constitutional documents of the territory include the treaties that created it and the 1960 constitution approved by the federal government and popular referendum.
Republican Party of American Samoa is the affiliate of the U.S. Republican Party in American Samoa. It is based in the territorial capital of Pago Pago.
Afoafouvale Leulumoegafou Suʻesuʻe Lutu was an American Samoan politician and attorney. Lutu has served as the former attorney general of American Samoa in two different administrations. He was a former senator from the district of Maʻopūtasi,serving the villages of Fagatogo,Utulei and Fagaʻalu. He was the last known holder of the high chief title,Afoafouvale.
ʻIliʻili is a village in the southwest of Tutuila Island,American Samoa. It is located seven miles inland,southwest of Pago Pago,between the villages of Futiga and Vaitogi. It is in Tuālāuta County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census,ʻIliʻili has a population of 3,073,making it the third-most populated village in American Samoa.
Tuanaitau Fa'atamala Tuia was an American Samoan politician and the longest-serving member of the American Samoan territorial legislature,the Fono,in history. Tuia served a combined 49 years in the Fono,including thirty years in the American Samoa House of Representatives and seventeen years in the Senate.
General elections were held in American Samoa on November 6,2012,to elect a new governor and lieutenant governor,twenty members of the American Samoa House of Representatives and the Delegate to United States House of Representatives. Incumbent governor Togiola Tulafono was term-limited and could not seek re-election.
Lolo Letalu Matalasi is an American Samoan politician,educator,and businessman. He served as the seventh governor of American Samoa,from 2013 to 2021.
Lemanu Palepoi SialegāMauga is an American Samoan politician who is serving as the eighth governor of American Samoa since January 3,2021. A member of the Democratic Party,Mauga served as a senator in the American Samoa Senate,where he became the chairman of both the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
Leone High School is a senior high school in Vailoatai and Leone,in the Western District,American Samoa. It is operated by the American Samoa Department of Education. It is the second-largest high school on Tutuila Island.
Fagaoalii Lefagaoali'i Satele Sunia was an American Samoan literacy advocate and educator. She served as the First Lady of American Samoa from January 1997 to March 2003 during the tenure of her husband,former Governor Tauese Sunia,who died in office in 2003. Sunia established and operated the Read to Me Samoa Program to promote reading in American Samoa. She also created the Tauese P. Sunia Memorial,a museum and visitor attraction dedicated to her late husband located at her home in Tutuila.
An election was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,to elect the non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with races for other federal and American Samoan territorial offices,including the larger American Samoa general election,as well as the nationwide 2020 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2020 United States general elections.
Cedric Solosolo Asuega Gates is a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives,representing District 45. He was first elected to the chamber in 2016.
Aumoeualogo Te’o J. Fuavai was a former American Samoa politician who represented the Republican Party of American Samoa and served as a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives,as a territorial Senator,and Speaker of the House of Representatives. He has also been the Commissioner of Public Safety,Director of Public Works,President of the American Samoa Rugby Union (1976-2019),Chairman of the Catholic Diocesan Council,and Chairman of the Republican Party of American Samoa.
General elections were held in American Samoa on 3 November 2020. Voters elected a governor and lieutenant governor,members of the House of Representatives and the American Samoan delegate to the United States Congress. Incumbent Governor of American Samoa Lolo Matalasi Moliga was not eligible for reelection due to term limits. In American Samoa,gubernatorial candidates run on a non-partisan basis and as a slate together with their lieutenant governor candidate.
An election was held on Tuesday,November 8,2022,to elect the non-voting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa's at-large congressional district and 20 seat to the American Samoa House of Representatives. The election coincided with races for other federal and American Samoan territorial offices,including the larger American Samoa general election,as well as the nationwide 2022 United States House of Representatives elections and the 2022 United States general elections.
Fonotoe Nuafesili Pierre Lauofo Meredith is a Samoan politician who served as the leader of the opposition from January to July 2023. A former deputy prime minister,he is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP).
Tuaolo Manaia Fruean is an American Samoan politician,judge,and civil servant. He has served in both the American Samoa House of Representatives and the American Samoa Senate,and as Commissioner of Public Safety in the Cabinet of Governor Togiola Tulafono. Since 2021 he has been President of the American Samoa Senate.
Samuel Ioka Ale Meleisea is a politician and member of the American Samoa House of Representatives. He was elected to the House in 2016 and reelected in 2018,2020,and 2022. He was defeated for reelection by Ben Vaomu Sauvao.
