Tofoitaufa Sandra Salevasaosamoa King-Young is an

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n politician. She is currently the American Samoa Medicaid Director. She is a member of the American Samoa Democratic Party. Tofoitaufa was born in American Samoa and educated at Loyola Marymount University,

George Washington University , mottoeng = "God is Our Trust" , established = , type = Private federally chartered research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.8 billion (2022) , preside ...

and the

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. In 1999 she was appointed Deputy Director of the Office of Insular Affairs. She participated in the

2012 American Samoa gubernatorial election The 2012 American Samoa gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012, for the open gubernatorial seat of American Samoa. The election coincides with the larger United States presidential elections, United States general elections and the ...

as running mate for Save Liuato Tuitele, but was eliminated in the first round. In August 2013 she resigned as chair of the

LBJ Tropical Medical Center Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center is the only hospital in American Samoa, and is located in Faga'alu, Maoputasi County. It has been ranked among the best hospitals in the Pacific Ocean. It is home to an emergency room and there are docto ...

in order to take up the position of Medicaid director. In May 2019 she was forced to suspend critical health services due to lack of funding. In November 2019 the off-island referral program to treat American Samoans overseas was suspended. In August 2020 she suggested a sales tax or legalisation of medicinal marijuana be used to fund medicaid in American Samoa.

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