Biography
A Delegate from American Samoa. Born in Vailoatai Village, American Samoa, August 15, 1943. Graduated from Kahuku High School, Kahuku, Hawaii. B. A. , Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1966. J. D. , University of Houston, Houston, Tex. , 1972. LL. M. , University of California, Berkeley, Calif. , 1973. United States Army, 1966-1969. United States Army Reserve, 1982-1989. Administrative assistant, American Samoa delegate to Washington, D. C. , 1973-1975. Staff, United States House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, 1975-1981. Deputy attorney general, American Samoa, 1981-1984. Lieutenant governor of American Samoa, 1985-1989. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred First and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1989-January 3, 2015). Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Fourteenth Congress in 2014. Died on February 22, 2017, in Provo, Utah. Interment at Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah.