Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen serves as the U.S. Representative for American Samoa's at-large congressional district, a position she has held since 2015. She is the first woman to represent American Samoa in Congress and the first Republican woman elected to Congress from a U.S. territory. Her committee assignments include the Natural Resources Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, and Veterans' Affairs Committee, where she focuses on issues affecting American Samoa and U.S. territories. She serves on multiple subcommittees including Indian and Insular Affairs, which directly addresses territorial concerns.

Name

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

Party

Republican

State

American Samoa

District

AS At-Large

Committees

Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee, Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Africa Subcommittee

Key Fact 1

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen became the first woman to represent American Samoa in the U.S. Congress when elected in 2014.

Key Fact 2

She is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from any U.S. territory.

Key Fact 3

She serves on the Natural Resources Committee's Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over territorial issues.

Key Fact 4

Her committee work includes assignments on the Foreign Affairs Committee, focusing on the East Asia and Pacific region relevant to American Samoa's location.

Key Fact 5

She sits on the Veterans' Affairs Committee's Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee.

Key Fact 6

As American Samoa's delegate, she holds a non-voting seat in the House of Representatives.

Key Fact 7

Her Natural Resources Committee assignments also include the Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee.

Key Fact 8

She serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee's Africa Subcommittee and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.

Data from Congress.gov