American Samoa's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. territorial region of
American Samoa
American Samoa ( sm, Amerika Sāmoa, ; also ' or ') is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the island country of Samoa. Its location is centered on . It is east of the International ...
. 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
Amata Catherine Coleman Radewagen (born December 29, 1947), commonly called Aumua Amata , is an American Samoan politician who is the current delegate for the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa. Radewagen, a Republican, w ...
is the current delegate of the islands.
From 1970 to 1978, American Samoa elected an unofficial delegate-at-large in four-year terms to lobby for formal admission to the House of Representatives; they were
A. U. Fuimaono
Asuemu Ulufale Fuimaono (January 24, 1924 – September 9, 2008) was an American Samoan politician and Paramount Chief who served as American Samoa's first List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa, Delega ...
from 1971 to 1975,
A. P. Lutali
Aifili Paulo Lauvao (December 24, 1919 – August 1, 2002), was twice governor of American Samoa (1985–1989, 1993–1997). The founder of the U.S territory's Democratic Party, he had a long career in the legislature and the judiciary in Amer ...
from 1975 to 1979 (simultaneously serving in the
American Samoa Senate from 1977), and
Fofō Sunia from 1979 to 1981 (when the delegate was formally recognized by Congress).
List of delegates representing the district
Recent election results
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
References
At-large
At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...
At-large United States congressional districts
Constituencies established in 1978
1978 establishments in American Samoa
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