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Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia founded American Samoa's first newspaper in the 1960s and was later elected as a non-voting delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from 1981 to 1988. Sunia published a series of books, among them The story of the legislature of American Samoa: 1948–1998 and Puputoa: A Host of Heroes. [citation needed]
Pages in category "American Samoan women in politics" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
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American Samoa's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. territorial region of American Samoa. The territory does not have a voting member of Congress but does elect a delegate who can participate in debates and vote in committees of which they are a member. Amata Coleman Radewagen is the current delegate of the islands.
Amata Catherine Coleman Radewagen [1] (/ ə ˈ m ɑː t ə, ˈ r æ d ə ˌ w æ ɡ ə n / ə-MAH-tə RAD-ə-WAG-ən; born December 29, 1947), commonly called Aumua Amata (/ aʊ ˈ m uː ə / ow-MOO-ə), is an American Samoan politician who is the current delegate for the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa.
American Samoan women in politics (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "American Samoan politicians" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The number of representatives was reduced to 18, all elected by secret ballot: five from each of the three districts of American Samoa (Western, Eastern and Manu‘a), one from Swains Island, and two elected by residents not living under the matai system. [2] [6] [4] In 1960, the first constitution of American Samoa was adopted.
She is the first woman to represent American Samoa in the U.S. House of Representatives. [6] [7] She is also the first Republican representative in Congress from American Samoa. In 2018, she won reelection with 83.3 percent of the vote, [8] the highest number of votes in American Samoa history.