American Samoa Senate

American Samoa Senate
American Samoa Fono
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
FoundedOctober 26, 1948 (1948-10-26)
Leadership
Tuaolo Fruean (I)
since January 8, 2021
Structure
Seats18
Political groups
  •   Non-partisan (16)
Length of term
4 years
Salary$25,000/year
Website
www.americansamoa.gov/fono

The American Samoa Senate is the upper house of the American Samoa Fono. The Senate, like the lower House of Representatives, is a nonpartisan body. It is composed of 18 senators, serving a four-year term.

The first name for the upper house of the legislature was Atoa o Aliʻi (“Assembly of Paramount Aliʻis”) when established in 1948. It was replaced with the current American Samoa Senate in 1953.[1]

  1. ^ Sunia, Fofō Iosefa Fiti (2001). Puputoa: Host of Heroes - A record of the history makers in the First Century of American Samoa, 1900-2000. Suva, Fiji: Oceania Printers. Page 190. ISBN 9829036022.