American Samoa's at-large congressional district

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.

American Samoa's at-large congressional district
Delegate
  Amata Coleman Radewagen
RVailoatai
Area77 sq mi (200 km2)
Population (2010)55,519
Median income15,851
Ethnicity

From 1970 to 1978, American Samoa sent an unofficial delegate-at-large to lobby for formal admission to the House of Representatives; they were A. U. Fuimaono from 1970 to 1974, and A. P. Lutali from 1975 to 1977.

List of delegates representing the district

Delegate Party Term Congress Electoral history
District created October 31, 1978
Vacant October 31, 1978 –
January 3, 1981
95th
96th

Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia
Democratic January 3, 1981 –
September 6, 1988
97th
98th
99th
100th
[data unknown/missing]
Resigned.
Vacant September 6, 1988 –
January 3, 1989
100th

Eni Faleomavaega
Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 2015
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
113th
[data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.[1]

Amata Coleman Radewagen
Republican January 3, 2015 –
present
114th
115th
116th
Elected in 2014.[1]
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References

  1. Cama, Timothy (November 5, 2014). "American Samoa delegate loses seat". Retrieved August 30, 2019.


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