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American Samoa House of Representatives elections, 2020

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2020 American Samoa
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GeneralNovember 3, 2020
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Elections for the office of American Samoa House of Representatives took place in 2020. The general election was held on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline was September 1, 2020.

The American Samoa House of Representatives was one of seven territory legislative chambers holding elections in 2020. All 20 seats in the 17 elected legislative districts in the American Samoa House of Representatives were up for election. The representative from the Swains Island District is selected by a public meeting on Swains Island.

In addition to the territory legislatures, there were 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. Click here to read more.

Candidates

General election

American Samoa House of Representatives general election 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 1 (2 seats)

Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr. (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngFetu Fetui Jr. (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAlumamalu Ale Filoialii 
Filoialii Le’aai Safulu Filoialii Jr. 
Mapu Jamias 
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngTiaoalii Fauagiga Sai (i)
Sualevai Nofoaiga Sualevai 
District 3

Tupua Shaun Va'a (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLavea Fatulegae’e Palepoi Mauga 
Suaese Ta’ase 
District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngTitiali'i Kitara Vaiau (i)
Vaasa Simanu 
District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngLuaitaua Gene Pan (i)
Fialupe Felila Fiaui Lutu 
Fa’alae Koneseti Lauatuaa Tunupopo 
District 6

Loia Gutu (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngAvagafono Tuavao Vaimaga Maiava 
District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngVailoata Eteuati Amituana'i (i)
Tuika Tuika 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngVailiuama Steve Leasiolagi (i)
Wayne Malaetasi Ames 
Ifopo Maugaoali’i Sipa Anoa’i 
Agalelei Fatuesi 
District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngVesiai Poyer Samuelu (i)
Ve’evalu Meauta Lauoi Mageo 
District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngVaetasi Tuumolimoli Moliga (i)
Tapai Alailepule Benjamin Vaivao 
Tina Faisiota Vivao-Ioane 
District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngFaimealelei Anthony Fu'e Allen (i)
Sauafea Sonny Sauafea 
District 12 (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngLogoituau Mark Atafua (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngManumaua Wayne Wilson (i)
Sala Sataua Mataese Samuelu 
Andrew Earnest Thomson 
District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngAndra Samoa (i)
Puletuimalo Dick Koko 
District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngSavali Talavou Ale (i)
Andrew Autele 
Faleomavaega Nicholas King 
Ethan Lake 
District 15 (2 seats)

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel Ioka Ale Meleisea (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Sanitoa (i)
Bartley Papali’i Su’a Lucia 
Saili Sione Samoa 
Vui Florence Vaili Saulo 
Alex Sene Jr. 
District 16

Timusa Tini Lam Yuen (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngManavaalofa Tutuila Manase 
Rachel Manning-Key 
District 17

Gafatasi Afalava (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngApe Mike Asifoa 


Incumbents retiring

All 20 elected legislators in the American Samoa House of Representatives ran for re-election in 2020.

Qualifications

Article II, Section 3 of the American Samoa Constitution states that a representative shall:

  • be a United States National;
  • be at least 25 years of age at the time of his election; and
  • have lived in American Samoa for a total of at least 5 years and have been a bona fide resident of the representative district from which he is elected for at least 1 year next pre­ceding his election.

A delegate from Swains Island shall have the qualifications of a Representative except that in lieu of residence in a representative district, he shall have been a bona fide resident of Swains Island for at least one year next preceding his election.[1]

Swearing in dates

American Samoa's legislators assume office at noon on January 3 following their election.[2]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ American Samoa Bar Association, "American Samoa Constitution," accessed June 17, 2014(Article II Section 3)
  2. ↑ American Samoa Bar Association, "American Samoa Constitution," accessed June 17, 2014(Article II Section 6)
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