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Republican Party of American Samoa

Vaega Faaupufai Fa'asao o Amerika Sāmoa
Republican Party of American Samoa Vaega Faaupufai Fa'asao o Amerika Sāmoa
Chairman	Utu Abe Malae
Vice Chairman	John Raynar
National Committeewoman	Amata Coleman Radewagen
National Committeeman	Su'a Carl Schuster
Treasurer	Tina Ione
Founded	1985
Headquarters	P.O. Box 3564, Pago Pago, AS 96799
Ideology	Conservatism
National affiliation	Republican Party
Colors	Red
U.S. House of Representatives	1 / 1
Seats in the American Samoa Senate	0 / 18
Seats in the American Samoa House of Representatives	4 / 21
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Republican Party of American Samoa is the affiliate of the U.S. Republican Party in American Samoa. It is based in the territorial capital of Pago Pago.^[2]

The party was founded by Peter Tali Coleman.^[3] Coleman was in 1956 the first Samoan to be appointed Governor. He became the first popularly elected Governor in 1977 and won re-election in 1980 and 1988. In 1988, he replaced Governor Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia, who had resigned after being convicted of defrauding the U.S. Government.^[4]

Coleman's daughter, Aumua Amata Radewagen, is a current Congresswoman and also the party's National Committee Woman.^[5] She received the unanimous endorsement from the party in 2018 in order to run for Congress. 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.^[9]^[10] She has represented the party in the Republican National Committee (RNC) since 1986.

In 2008, all delegates were won by John McCain. In the 2012 Republican primary, Mitt Romney won all nine delegates from American Samoa.^[11] In the 2016 American Samoa Republican caucuses, Donald Trump won all nine delegates.^[12]^[13]

Current leadership

In March 2016, the party elected new leadership in the lead up to the 2016 American Samoa Republican Caucus.^[14]

Party Leader	Position
Utu Abe Malae	Chairman
John Raynar	Vice-Chairman
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen	National Committeewoman
Su'a Carl Schuster	National Committeeman
Sailitafa Samoa	Secretary
Tina Ione	Treasurer

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History

In the 2014 elections, Radewagen was elected as American Samoa's Delegate to Congress.^[15] After having served fourteen consecutive terms in Washington, DC, Democrat Eni Faleomavaega lost his reelection bid to Republican Aumua Amata during the 2014 American Samoan general election.^[16] She won reelection in 2016 with 75.4%,^[17] and won reelection with 83.3% of the votes in a three-way race in 2018.^[8]

In 2015, the party criticized the Democratic National Committee (DNC) as Tulsi Gabbard did not get the opportunity to participate in televised debates. Gabbard, a Democrat, represents Hawai’i in the U.S. Congress but was born in American Samoa. The Republican Party of American Samoa also planned to invite Gabbard to their next Republican primary debate.^[18]

Notable people

Afoa Moega Lutu, former Attorney General of American Samoa; current member of the American Samoa Senate
Amata Coleman Radewagen, current Congresswoman; National Committeewoman for the Republican Party of American Samoa
Fainu'ulelei S. Utu, former senator and Speaker of the House of Representatives
Galea'i Peni Poumele, former senator; member of the House of Representatives; Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa
John Raynar, current Chairman for Donald Trump for President, American Samoa chapter; Vice Chairman for the Republican Party of American Samoa; at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention
Peter Tali Coleman, first person of Samoan descent to be appointed Governor and later American Samoa's first popularly elected Governor
Savali Talavou Ale, former Speaker of the House and longest-serving member of the American Samoa House of Representatives
Su'a Schuster, former party Chairman; current national committeeman for the Republican Party of American Samoa; at-large delegate to the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Republican National Conventions.
Te'o J. Fuavai, former Chairman; senator; Speaker of the House and member of the American Samoa House of Representatives
Utu Abe Malae, former Chairperson of the American Samoa Republican Party and member of the American Samoa Senate

References

^ Pacific Publications (1988). Pacific Islands Monthly, Volume 59. Page 7.
^ Kurian, George Thomas and Jeffrey D. Schultz (1999). Political Market Place USA. Greenwood Publishing Group. Page 18. ISBN 9781573562263.
^ Pace, Eric (1997-05-01). "Peter Coleman, 77, Governor of American Samoa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
^ "Republican is Elected Governor of Samoa” (Nov. 12, 1988). New York Times. Page 8.
^ "American Samoa republicans endorse delegates". Radio New Zealand. 24 March 2016.
^ "American Samoa's Aumua Amata endorsed for election". 3 September 2018.
^ "Republican Party of American Samoa holds annual Coleman Eisenhower Dinner". 29 October 2018.
^ ^a ^b Lansford, Tom (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. Page 1730. ISBN 9781544327112.
^ "About | Amata".
^ "Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen". University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.
^ Malcolm, A. (2012, Mar 14). "While you were sleeping, Romney rebounds to win Hawaii and American Samoa". Investor's Business Daily.
^ "Donald Trump picks up more unbound GOP delegates | CNN Politics". CNN. 9 May 2016.
^ "Trump Losing Unbound Delegate Race to Cruz".
^ ^a ^b "Local Republican Party names new officers and endorses Amata". Samoa News. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
^ "Biography". US Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
^ "American Samoa delegate loses seat". 5 November 2014.
^ "Aumua Amata wins big in American Samoa". Radio New Zealand. 10 November 2016.
^ "American Samoa GOP blasts Dems for excluding Gabbard from debate". 18 October 2015.

External links

Republican Party of American Samoa

[1] Pacific Publications (1988). Pacific Islands Monthly, Volume 59. Page 7.

[2] Kurian, George Thomas and Jeffrey D. Schultz (1999). Political Market Place USA. Greenwood Publishing Group. Page 18. ISBN 9781573562263.

[3] Pace, Eric (1997-05-01). "Peter Coleman, 77, Governor of American Samoa". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

[4] "Republican is Elected Governor of Samoa” (Nov. 12, 1988). New York Times. Page 8.

[5] "American Samoa republicans endorse delegates". Radio New Zealand. 24 March 2016.

[6] "American Samoa's Aumua Amata endorsed for election". 3 September 2018.

[7] "Republican Party of American Samoa holds annual Coleman Eisenhower Dinner". 29 October 2018.

[Lansford,_Tom_2019-8] Lansford, Tom (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. Page 1730. ISBN 9781544327112.

[9] "About | Amata".

[10] "Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen". University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020.

[11] Malcolm, A. (2012, Mar 14). "While you were sleeping, Romney rebounds to win Hawaii and American Samoa". Investor's Business Daily.

[12] "Donald Trump picks up more unbound GOP delegates | CNN Politics". CNN. 9 May 2016.

[13] "Trump Losing Unbound Delegate Race to Cruz".

[:0-14] "Local Republican Party names new officers and endorses Amata". Samoa News. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

[15] "Biography". US Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen. 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2016-05-08.

[16] "American Samoa delegate loses seat". 5 November 2014.

[17] "Aumua Amata wins big in American Samoa". Radio New Zealand. 10 November 2016.

[18] "American Samoa GOP blasts Dems for excluding Gabbard from debate". 18 October 2015.

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 The party was founded by [[Peter Tali Coleman]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/01/us/peter-coleman-77-governor-of-american-samoa.html|title=Peter Coleman, 77, Governor of American Samoa|last=Pace|first=Eric|date=1997-05-01|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-05-08}}</ref> Coleman was in 1956 the first [[Samoan people|Samoan]] to be appointed Governor. He became the first popularly elected Governor in 1977 and won re-election in 1980 and 1988. In 1988, he replaced Governor [[Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia]], who had resigned after being convicted of defrauding the U.S. Government.<ref>"Republican is Elected Governor of Samoa” (Nov. 12, 1988). ''[[New York Times]]''. Page 8.</ref>
-Coleman's daughter, [[Aumua Amata Radewagen]], is a current Congresswoman and also the party's National Committee Woman.<ref>https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/299804/american-samoa-republicans-endorse-delegates</ref> She received the unanimous endorsement from the party in 2018 in order to run for Congress. She is the first woman to represent American Samoa in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].<ref>http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/american-samoas-aumua-amata-endorsed-election</ref><ref>http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/republican-party-american-samoa-holds-annual-coleman-eisenhower-dinner</ref> She is also the first Republican representative in Congress from American Samoa. In 2018, she won reelection with 83.3 percent of the vote,<ref>Lansford, Tom (2019). ''Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019''. CQ Press. Page 1730. {{ISBN|9781544327112}}.</ref> the highest number of votes in American Samoa history.<ref>https://friendsofamata.com/about/</ref><ref>https://www.hawaii.edu/pbcp/node/41</ref> She has represented the party in the [[Republican National Committee]] (RNC) since 1986.
+Coleman's daughter, [[Aumua Amata Radewagen]], is a current Congresswoman and also the party's National Committee Woman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/299804/american-samoa-republicans-endorse-delegates|title = American Samoa republicans endorse delegates|website = [[Radio New Zealand]]|date = 24 March 2016}}</ref> She received the unanimous endorsement from the party in 2018 in order to run for Congress. She is the first woman to represent American Samoa in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/american-samoas-aumua-amata-endorsed-election|title=American Samoa's Aumua Amata endorsed for election|date=3 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.samoanews.com/local-news/republican-party-american-samoa-holds-annual-coleman-eisenhower-dinner|title = Republican Party of American Samoa holds annual Coleman Eisenhower Dinner|date = 29 October 2018}}</ref> She is also the first Republican representative in Congress from American Samoa. In 2018, she won reelection with 83.3 percent of the vote,<ref name="Lansford, Tom 2019">Lansford, Tom (2019). ''Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019''. CQ Press. Page 1730. {{ISBN|9781544327112}}.</ref> the highest number of votes in American Samoa history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://friendsofamata.com/about/|title=About &#124; Amata}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hawaii.edu/pbcp/node/41 |title=Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen |publisher=University of Hawaii |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806150933/https://www.hawaii.edu/pbcp/node/41 |archive-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> She has represented the party in the [[Republican National Committee]] (RNC) since 1986.
-In the [[2012 Republican primary]], [[Mitt Romney]] won all nine delegates from American Samoa.<ref>Malcolm, A. (2012, Mar 14). "While you were sleeping, Romney rebounds to win Hawaii and American Samoa". ''[[Investor's Business Daily]]''.</ref> In the [[2016 American Samoa Republican caucuses]], [[Donald Trump]] won all nine delegates.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/09/politics/trump-gop-delegates-unbound/index.html</ref> In 2008, all delegates were won by [[John McCain]].<ref>https://time.com/4303264/donald-trump-ted-cruz-convention-unbound/</ref>
+In 2008, all delegates were won by [[John McCain]]. In the [[2012 Republican primary]], [[Mitt Romney]] won all nine delegates from American Samoa.<ref>Malcolm, A. (2012, Mar 14). "While you were sleeping, Romney rebounds to win Hawaii and American Samoa". ''[[Investor's Business Daily]]''.</ref> In the [[2016 American Samoa Republican caucuses]], [[Donald Trump]] won all nine delegates.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/05/09/politics/trump-gop-delegates-unbound/index.html|title=Donald Trump picks up more unbound GOP delegates &#124; CNN Politics|website=[[CNN]]|date=9 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/4303264/donald-trump-ted-cruz-convention-unbound/|title=Trump Losing Unbound Delegate Race to Cruz}}</ref>
-== Current Leadership ==
+== Current leadership ==
 In March 2016, the party elected new leadership in the lead up to the 2016 [[American Samoa Republican caucus, 2016|American Samoa Republican Caucus]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.samoanews.com/content/en/local-republican-party-names-new-officers-and-endorses-amata?quicktabs_3=0|title = Local Republican Party names new officers and endorses Amata|date = 2016-03-19|website = Samoa News|access-date = 2016-05-08}}</ref>
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 ==History==
-In the 2014 elections, Radewagen was elected as American Samoa's Delegate to Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://radewagen.house.gov/about/full-biography|title = Biography|date = 2012-12-11|website = US Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen|access-date = 2016-05-08}}</ref> After having served fourteen consecutive terms in Washington, DC, Democrat [[Eni Faleomavaega]] lost his reelection bid to Republican [[Aumua Amata]] during the [[2014 American Samoan general election]].<ref>https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/223113-american-samoa-delegate-loses-seat</ref> She won reelection in [[2016 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa|2016]] with 75.4%,<ref>https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/317793/aumua-amata-wins-big-in-american-samoa</ref> and won reelection with 83.3% of the votes in a [[2018 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa|three-way race]] in 2018.<ref>Lansford, Tom (2019). ''Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019''. CQ Press. Page 1730. {{ISBN|9781544327112}}.</ref>
+In the 2014 elections, Radewagen was elected as American Samoa's Delegate to Congress.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://radewagen.house.gov/about/full-biography|title = Biography|date = 2012-12-11|website = US Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen|access-date = 2016-05-08}}</ref> After having served fourteen consecutive terms in Washington, DC, Democrat [[Eni Faleomavaega]] lost his reelection bid to Republican [[Aumua Amata]] during the [[2014 American Samoan general election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/223113-american-samoa-delegate-loses-seat|title=American Samoa delegate loses seat|date=5 November 2014}}</ref> She won reelection in [[2016 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa|2016]] with 75.4%,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/317793/aumua-amata-wins-big-in-american-samoa|title = Aumua Amata wins big in American Samoa|website = [[Radio New Zealand]]|date = 10 November 2016}}</ref> and won reelection with 83.3% of the votes in a [[2018 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa|three-way race]] in 2018.<ref name="Lansford, Tom 2019"/>
-In 2015, the party criticized the [[Democratic National Committee]] (DNC) as [[Tulsi Gabbard]] did not get the opportunity to participate in televised debates. Gabbard, a Democrat, represents Hawai’i in the U.S. Congress but was born in American Samoa. The Republican Party of American Samoa also planned to invite Gabbard to their next Republican primary debate.<ref>https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/american-samoa-gop-blasts-dems-for-excluding-gabbard-from-debate/</ref>
+In 2015, the party criticized the [[Democratic National Committee]] (DNC) as [[Tulsi Gabbard]] did not get the opportunity to participate in televised debates. Gabbard, a Democrat, represents Hawai’i in the U.S. Congress but was born in American Samoa. The Republican Party of American Samoa also planned to invite Gabbard to their next Republican primary debate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saipantribune.com/index.php/american-samoa-gop-blasts-dems-for-excluding-gabbard-from-debate/|title=American Samoa GOP blasts Dems for excluding Gabbard from debate|date=18 October 2015}}</ref>
 ==Notable people==
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 ==See also==
+*[[List of political parties in American Samoa]]
 *[[:Category:American Samoa Republicans|American Samoa Republicans]]
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