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2026 race research · American Samoa

American Samoa · Nonvoting House delegate

General election · November 3, 2026. Explore the office, the reported candidate field, and the evidence currently reviewed.

What does this office do?

A delegate represents a jurisdiction in the U.S. House through debate, legislative work and committee activity. Nonvoting delegates are separate from the 435 voting House seats and do not count toward voting-House control.

Two-year term beginning January 3, 2027. Current-holder context from the October 19 roster: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen. Current service alone does not establish candidacy.

Research snapshot · checked 2026-10-20

The race at a glance

American Samoa · Nonvoting House delegate is in the November 3 federal inventory. This compilation contains 6 research entries: 6 without a pending tracker-confirmation flag and 0 still awaiting confirmation. Those counts do not establish a certified ballot. There are 2 reviewed evidence records across these candidates; other material remains pending.

Candidates below appear alphabetically by displayed name, with the same format regardless of party. Ballot order is not inferred. Reported affiliations, including parentheses, remain as supplied by sources.

Candidate research entries

(Republican) · reported affiliation

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

American Samoa certified candidate list

Listing sources: AS 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · Certified candidates for the 2026 Midterm Election · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Existing officeholder roster · dated background

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen is the Delegate for American Samoa in the U.S. House of Representatives. This office is separate from the 435 voting House seats.

Existing congressional role, career and selected-record research · reviewed 2026-10-20.

Existing officeholder profile & selected records →

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

  • Official statement / request

    In appropriations testimony, Radewagen requested a $1 million increase in the American Samoa Government Operations account to address inflation and territorial service needs.

    Funding requests in testimony; not a claim that Congress enacted or disbursed these amounts.

    Event / statement date: 2026-03-05 · Reviewed 2026-10-20 · Statement for the record: Interior appropriations

  • Official statement / request

    Her testimony requested continuation of the $3 million American Samoa Community College set-aside and additional support for insular education projects.

    Funding requests in testimony; not a claim that Congress enacted or disbursed these amounts.

    Event / statement date: 2026-03-05 · Reviewed 2026-10-20 · Statement for the record: Interior appropriations

(Independent) · reported affiliation

Fualaau Rosie Tago Lancaster

American Samoa certified candidate list

Listing sources: AS 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · Certified candidates for the 2026 Midterm Election · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

No campaign website supplied in this research.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

(Independent) · reported affiliation

Meleagi Suitonu-Chapman

American Samoa certified candidate list

Listing sources: AS 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · Certified candidates for the 2026 Midterm Election · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

(Independent) · reported affiliation

Samana Semo Veavea

American Samoa certified candidate list

Listing sources: AS 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · Certified candidates for the 2026 Midterm Election · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

(Democratic) · reported affiliation

Sandra S. King Young

American Samoa certified candidate list

Listing sources: AS 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · Certified candidates for the 2026 Midterm Election · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

(Independent) · reported affiliation

Tuifagaloa Afu Lefaoseu, III

American Samoa certified candidate list

Listing sources: AS 2026 general election: statewide offices and Congress · Certified candidates for the 2026 Midterm Election · checked 2026-10-20

Background

Background research pending

No reviewed individual background is available in this edition.

Campaign-linked website ↗Research link; campaign affiliation and current applicability may require confirmation.

Selected evidence

No reviewed individual policy or public-record summary is available here. This does not mean the candidate has no position or record.

Voting and reporting

Official ballot, registration and election resources ↗

No election returns, source calls or certifications are connected here. The scoreboard’s example results remain separately labelled simulations.

Sources, dates and coverage

Source links and dates accompany each background and evidence item. Certification of a candidate list is separate from certification of election results. Campaign claims, reported statements, historical positions and roll-call responses retain their original categories.