Aumua Amata Radewagen
2015 - Present
2025
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Aumua Amata Radewagen (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing American Samoa's At-Large Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025.
Radewagen (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent American Samoa's At-Large Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2024 election.[source]
As a delegate, Radewagen is one of six nonvoting members of Congress.
In 2012, Radewagen became the most senior member of the Republican National Committee. She has served on the Executive Council, the Committee on Arrangements, and the Standing Committee on Rules.[1]
Radewagen was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from American Samoa. Radewagen was one of nine unpledged delegates from American Samoa.[2]
Radewagen was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, a group of advisors tasked with recommending presidential appointments for the incoming administration.[3]
Career
Below is an abbreviated outline of Radewagen's academic, professional, and political career:[4]
- 2015-Present: U.S. House of Representatives, Delegate from American Samoa
- 2003-2005: Staff, House Republican Conference
- 1999-2003: Staff, U.S. Rep. Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. of Oklahoma
- 1997-1999: Staff, U.S. Rep. Philip Crane of Illinois
- 1975: Graduated from the University of Guam with a B.S.
Committee assignments
U.S. House
2023-2024
Radewagen was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
2021-2022
Radewagen was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
- House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
- Health
- Oversight and Investigations
- Committee on Natural Resources
- Water, Oceans, and Wildlife
- Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States
2019-2020
Radewagen was assigned to the following committees:[Source]
2017-2018
At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Radewagen was assigned to the following committees:[5]
2015-2016
Radewagen served on the following committees:[6]
Key votes
Elections
2024
See also: United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2024
General election
The general election will occur on November 5, 2024.
General election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District
Incumbent Aumua Amata Radewagen and Louise Kuaea are running in the general election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District on November 5, 2024.
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2022
See also: United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District
Incumbent Aumua Amata Radewagen won election in the general election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aumua Amata Radewagen (R) | 100.0 | 6,637 |
| Total votes: 6,637 | |||
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2020
See also: United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District
Incumbent Aumua Amata Radewagen defeated Oreta Crichton and Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman in the general election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aumua Amata Radewagen (R) | 83.3 | 9,790 |
 | Oreta Crichton (D) | 14.5 | 1,709 | |
 | Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (D) | 2.1 | 250 | |
| Total votes: 11,749 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District
Incumbent Aumua Amata Radewagen defeated Tuika Tuika and Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman in the general election for U.S. House American Samoa At-large District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aumua Amata Radewagen (R) | 83.3 | 7,194 |
| Tuika Tuika (Independent) | 9.1 | 785 | |
| Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (D) | 7.6 | 659 | |
| Total votes: 8,638 | |||
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2016
Incumbent Amata Radewagen (R) defeated Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau (D), Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias (D), Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman (D), and Tim Jones (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. American Samoa does not hold primary elections.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Amata Radewagen Incumbent |
75.4% | 8,923 | |
| Democratic | Vaitinasa Salu Hunkin-Finau | 13.4% | 1,581 | |
| Democratic | Paepaetele Mapu Saei Jamias | 8.3% | 978 | |
| Democratic | Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman | 1.5% | 181 | |
| Independent | Tim Jones | 1.4% | 171 | |
| Total Votes | 11,834 | |||
| Source: The Green Papers | ||||
2014
Radewagen won election in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent American Samoa. Radewagen defeated incumbent Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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Republican Party
According to the Republican Party website, Radewagen is "the most senior National Committeewoman of the RNC, and has served as the committeewoman from American Samoa since June 1986." She has served the Republican National Committee (RNC) in several ways. Attending eight Republican National Conventions, she has served on the Chairman's Executive Council, six times on the Standing Committee on Rules, six times on the Committee on Arrangements, twice as officer of the convention.[8][9]
Her GOP profile states that she was appointed to the Chairman's Commission on Convention Planning in 2013 and received the Trailblazer Award "in recognition of her leadership in Pacific Islander communities nationally."[9]
Donald Trump presidential transition team
Radewagen was a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team. The transition team was a group of around 100 aides, policy experts, government affairs officials, and former government officials who were tasked with vetting, interviewing, and recommending individuals for top cabinet and staff roles in Trump's administration. She was part of the executive team.
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Radewagen was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention. She was an unpledged delegate.
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Radewagen was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[10]
Appointment process
The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.
Delegate rules
All of American Samoa's Republican delegates were "unpledged," meaning they were not pledged to support a specific candidate at the national convention. Delegates from American Samoa were elected at a territorial convention on March 22, 2016.
American Samoa convention results
At the American Samoa Republican territorial convention on March 22, 2016, the following delegates were elected to attend the Republican National Convention as unpledged delegates.[2]
- Utu Abe Malae (At-large)
- Su'a Schuster (At-large)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (At-large)
- John Raynar
- Taulapapa William Sword
- Charles Warren
- Tina Ioane
- Ann Longnecker
- Joan Galea'i Holland
See also
2024 Elections
Government
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ GOP, "Amata Radewagen," accessed January 29, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Republican Party of American Samoa, "Local Republican delegates selected in an enthusiastic record turnout," March 22, 2016
- ↑ President-elect Donald Trump, "President-Elect Donald J. Trump Announces New Executive Committee Members And Staff Leadership Positions Serving On Presidential Transition Team," December 15, 2016
- ↑ Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "RADEWAGEN, Amata Coleman, (1947 - )," accessed February 17, 2015
- ↑ U.S. House Clerk, "Official Alphabetical List of the House of Representatives of the United States One Hundred Fifteenth Congress," accessed February 2, 2017
- ↑ U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Clerk, "Committee Information," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ The Green Papers, "The Green Papers: American Samoa 2016 General Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Republican Party, "Amata Coleman Radewagen Elected to U.S. House of Representatives," November 18, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Republican Party, "Amata Radewagen," accessed April 25, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 2016
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