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The first popularly elected Governor was Peter Tali Coleman that same year. [2] Te'o J. Fuavai was one of the earliest proponents of the movement to elect Governors in American Samoa, as opposed to Governors being appointed by the federal government. Fuavai sponsored a resolution that proposed the Department of the Interior to permit elections. [3]
The government of American Samoa is defined under the Constitution of American Samoa.. The United States Congress, in the Ratification Act of 1929, provided that until the Congress shall provide for the Government of the islands of American Samoa all civil, judicial, and military powers shall be vested in such person or persons and exercised in such manner as the President of the United States ...
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 ...
Pulaali'i Tuiteleleapaga Iuli Nikolao Pula (born December 31, 1955) [1] is an American Samoan politician who is currently serving as the ninth governor of American Samoa since 2025. He ran in the 2024 American Samoan gubernatorial election and defeated incumbent Lemanu Peleti Mauga in the runoff.
Apr. 14—In a letter to the U.S. Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in September, American Samoa's Gov. Lemanu Mauga wrote that "fishing prohibitions not only weaken U.S. fisheries but also ...
Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga (born January 3, 1960) [1] is an American Samoan politician who served as the eighth governor of American Samoa from 2021 to 2025. 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.
Pula Nikolao Pula, the 59th and incumbent Governor of American Samoa (2025–present) The Governor of American Samoa is the head of government and along with the Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa is elected on the same ticket by popular vote for a four-year term. [64] The governor's office is located in Utulei.
The government of American Samoa consists of a locally elected governor, lieutenant governor and the American Samoa Fono, which consists of an 18-member Senate and a 21-member House of Representatives. [1] The first popular election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor took place in 1977. [2] Candidates for the offices run together on a joint ...