Amata Coleman Radewagen | |
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| Aumua Amata | |
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| Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from American Samoa's at-large district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Eni Faleomavaega |
| Republican National Committeewoman from American Samoa | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amata Catherine Coleman December 29, 1947 Pago Pago, American Samoa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Constitution (2012) |
| Spouse | Fred Radewagen |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Peter Tali Coleman (father) Nora Stewart Coleman (mother) |
| Education | University of Guam (BS) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | House website |
Amata Catherine Coleman Radewagen[1] (/əˈmɑːtə, ˈrædəˌwæɡən/ ə-MAH-tə RAD-ə-WAG-ən; born December 29, 1947), commonly called Aumua Amata (/aʊˈmuːə/ ow-MOO-ə), is an American Samoan politician who is the current delegate for the United States House of Representatives from American Samoa. Radewagen, a Republican, was elected on November 4, 2014, after defeating Democratic incumbent Eni Faleomavaega; she was the first-ever Republican delegate since the office had been created in 1970 and began her tenure on January 3, 2015.[2] She also serves as the national committeewoman for the Republican Party of American Samoa. Amata is the first woman to represent American Samoa in the U.S. Congress.[3][4]
By winning 75.4% of the vote in her 2016 re-election, Aumua Amata attained the highest number of votes in American Samoa history.[5] She won reelection with 83.3 percent of the votes in a three-way race in 2018.[6]
She has been the scheduling director for the United States House of Representatives majority leadership for eight years. Radewagen has been the most senior member of the Republican National Committee since 2012. She was a member of both the executive committee for the 2016–17 presidential transition and the executive committee for the 2017 Republican National Committee Chairman's Transition Committee.[5]
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- ^ a b "Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen". University of Hawaii. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020.
- ^ Lansford, Tom (2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. Page 1730. ISBN 9781544327112.