Amata Radewagen
Amata Radewagen
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Amata Radewagen

  • Appointed in 2001 by President Bush as the White House Commissioner for Asian Americans and the Pacific Islanders; she was the only Pacific Islander on the 15-member commission.
  • Ran for American Samoa’s at-large congressional district in 2014, beating the Democrat incumbent by 11 points.
  • Is the Republican Party’s highest-ranking Asian Pacific federal office holder.