Tuika Tuika

Tuika Tuika is an American Samoan politician and former member of the American Samoa Fono.

Tuika has worked as an accountant in the Territorial Audit Office and Tax office, as a teacher at the American Samoa Community College, and as a political staffer.[1] He was elected to the American Samoa House of Representatives in 1985.[1]

Tuika ran as a candidate for Governor of American Samoa in the 2008 gubernatorial election. His running mate for Lieutenant Governor was Tee Masaniai. The ticket received just 0.51 per cent of the popular vote.[2]

Tuika announced his candidacy for Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2010 election for United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa,[3] but placed third behind incumbent Rep. Eni Faleomavaega.[4]

He ran again for lieutenant governor in 2012,[5] for governor in 2016,[6] and for Congressional Delegate in 2014[7] and 2018.[8]

  1. ^ a b "Tuika Tuika & Iuni Maeva in the Race". Talanei. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  2. ^ "The Green Papers: American Samoa 2008 General Election". The Green Papers. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Prospective lawmakers in American Samoa revealed". Radio New Zealand. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ^ "American Samoans choose Faleomavaega to return to US Congress". RNZ. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Gubernatorial race in American Samoa has no clear winner". RNZ. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "American Samoa's Governor re-elected". RNZ. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. ^ "American Samoa's Faleomavaega unseated". RNZ. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. ^ "American Samoa candidates line up for November poll". RNZ. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2020.