Republican Party of American Samoa
Republican Party of American Samoa | |
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right-wing | |
National affiliation | Republican Party |
Colors | Red |
U.S. House of Representatives | 1 / 1
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Republican Party of American Samoa is the affiliate of the
The party was founded by
Coleman's daughter,
In 2008, all delegates were won by
Current leadership
In March 2016, the party elected new leadership in the lead up to the 2016
Party Leader | Position |
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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 |
History
In the 2014 elections, Radewagen was elected as American Samoa's Delegate to Congress.
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
See also
- List of political parties in American Samoa
- American Samoa Republicans
References
- ^ Pacific Publications (1988). Pacific Islands Monthly, Volume 59. Page 7.
- ISBN 9781573562263.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- 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.
- ^ 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.