Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono is an American Samoan politician and lawyer who served as the sixth governor of American Samoa. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He had previously served as the seventh lieutenant governor.
Sialega Malaetasi Mauga Togafau was an American Samoan politician,judge,and lawyer. He was a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives,American Samoa's first Administrative Law Judge,and ultimately Attorney General.
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.
Fepulea’i Afa Ripley Jr. is a former Attorney General of American Samoa. Governor Togiola Tulafono appointed him to succeed Malaetasi Togafau,who died on March 9,2007,and he was approved by the Fono,or legislature. Ripley is an alumnus of California Western School of Law,and was chairman of the board of the American Samoa Power Authority prior to his appointment.
Asuemu Ulufale Fuimaono was an American Samoan politician and Paramount Chief who served as American Samoa's first Delegate-at-Large to the United States House of Representatives in a four-year term from 1971 until 1975. Fuimaono also served as the governor of Western District,American Samoa on the island of Tutuila from his appointment in 1993 until his death in 2008.
Faoa Aitofele Toese Fiti Sunia,formerly known by the title of Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia,is an American Samoan lawyer and politician. Sunia served as the eighth lieutenant governor of American Samoa from April 11,2003 to January 3,2013.
Velega Savali Savali Jr. is an American Samoan politician. Savali was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa in the American Samoan gubernatorial election in 2008. He served as the American Samoa Treasurer from 2005 until 2008,and a senator from 2009 to 2012.
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.
Utu Abe Malae was an American Samoan politician,banker and businessman. A long-time leader of the American Samoa Power Authority,he served in the American Samoa Senate,and was a candidate for Governor of American Samoa in the 2008 gubernatorial elections,finishing second in the runoff to incumbent Governor Togiola Tulafono.
Nua Mailo Saoluaga is an American Samoan politician. He served as the Speaker of the American Samoa House of Representatives from 1997 until 2002,and as a Senator from 2013 to 2021.
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.
Tufele Faatoia Liamatua,also spelled Tufele Li'amatua,was an American Samoan politician,businessman and paramount chief. He served as the first elected lieutenant governor of American Samoa under former Governor Peter Tali Coleman from 1978 to 1985.
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.
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.
Magele Mauiliu Magele is a former Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Gaea Pelefoti Failautusi was an American Samoan politician and civil servant. Failautusi served as an American Samoa Senator representing the Tualauta District for one,four-year term during the 24th Legislature. He also served as Treasurer of the American Samoan government under Governor Togiola Tulafono. Gaea Pelefoti Failautusi was the father of First Lady of American Samoa Ella Failautusi Mauga and the father-in-law of Governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga.
General elections were held in American Samoa on Tuesday,November 5,2024. Voters elected a governor,lieutenant governor,faipule (members) of the House of Representatives,and the American Samoan delegate to the United States Congress. The gubernatorial election required a run-off on November 19 as no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round. Pula Nikolao Pula was elected governor and Pulu Ae Ae Jr. as lieutenant governor. They defeated the incumbent governor and lieutenant governor Lemanu Peleti Mauga and Eleasalo Ale by a margin of nearly 20 percentage points in the runoff. Both are affiliated with the Republican Party.
Pulaali'i Tuiteleleapaga Iuli Nikolao Pula is an American Samoan politician who is the governor-elect of American Samoa. He ran in the 2024 American Samoan gubernatorial election and defeated incumbent Lemanu Peleti Mauga in the runoff. Previously,he had served from 1993 to 2022 in the Office of Insular Affairs (OIA),being the OIA Director from 2002 to 2022.
