American Samoa's at-large congressional district
American Samoa's At-large congressional district | ||
---|---|---|
Current Delegate | Amata Coleman Radewagen (R–Vailoatai) | |
Area | 124 mi2 | |
Population (2000) | 57,291 | |
Median income | $15,851 | |
Ethnicity | 1.2% White, 0.0% Black, 2.9% Asian, 0.2% Hispanic, 0.0% Native American, 92.9% other |
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.
List of delegates
Delegate | Party | Dates | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
District created October 31, 1978 | |||
Vacant | October 31, 1978 - January 3, 1981 | ||
Fofó Iosefa Fiti Sunia | Democratic | January 3, 1981 - September 6, 1988 | Resigned |
Vacant | September 6, 1988 - January 3, 1989 | ||
Eni F. H. Faleomavaega, Jr. | Democratic | January 3, 1989 - January 3, 2015 | Defeated |
Amata Coleman Radewagen[1] | Republican | January 3, 2015 - current | First woman and first Republican elected to serve as Delegate to Congress from American Samoa's At-large congressional district |
References
- ↑ Cama, Timothy (November 5, 2014) - "American Samoa Delegate Loses Seat". The Hill. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
Coordinates: 14°18′S 170°42′W / 14.3°S 170.7°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/31/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.