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Delegate · American Samoa · Republican

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen

U.S. House · AS At large

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, a Republican, has been the Delegate from American Samoa in the U.S. House since January 3, 2015. She previously worked as a journalist and on the staffs of two House members and the House Republican Conference.

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Public record

Office and sources

Office
U.S. House · AS At large
Representing
American Samoa
Public role
Legislative branch
Record includes
Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
In office since
January 3, 2015
Education
University of Guam (B.S., 1975); Attended George Mason University; Attended Loyola Marymount University
  • U.S. House History, Art & Archives: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen ↗
  • Clerk of the House: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen member profile ↗
  • Congress.gov: member profile ↗
  • Congressional Directory, 119th Congress: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen ↗
  • U.S. Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen: About ↗
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Background

Biography

Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen was born in Washington, D.C., on December 29, 1947. She attended Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu, earned a B.S. from the University of Guam in 1975, and attended George Mason University and Loyola Marymount University. She worked as a journalist. She served on the staff of Representative Philip Crane of Illinois from 1997 to 1999, on the staff of Representative J.C. Watts Jr. of Oklahoma from 1999 to 2003, and on the staff of the House Republican Conference from 2003 to 2005.

Radewagen was an unsuccessful candidate for election or nomination as Delegate in every election cycle from 1994 through 2012. She was elected as a Republican to the 114th Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses, and has served as the Delegate from American Samoa since January 3, 2015. She sits on the Foreign Affairs, Natural Resources, and Veterans' Affairs committees.

Committees

  • Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Committee on Natural Resources
  • Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Sources for this biography

  • U.S. House History, Art & Archives: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen ↗
  • Clerk of the House: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen member profile ↗
  • Congress.gov: member profile ↗
  • Congressional Directory, 119th Congress: Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen ↗
  • U.S. Representative Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen: About ↗

Drafted by The Baseline's automated desk from the sources listed and checked against them on Sep 19, 2026; no other source was used. Spot an error? Request a correction.

119th Congress

The voting record at a glance

Every House roll-call position in the current Congress that Voteview associates with this member. Data current through Oct 1, 2026.

Recorded votes
85
Participation
17.6%
Yea / nay
12 / 3
Latest vote
Jul 22, 2026
Recorded positions

Latest roll-call votes

Position, question, result, tally, and source are shown together so readers can inspect the record without leaving the page.

DatePositionRoll callIssueResult
Jul 22, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessFailed175–254
Jul 22, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessAgreed to232–199
Jul 22, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessFailed207–224
Jul 22, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessAgreed to221–210
Jul 21, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessFailed214–216
Jul 21, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessAgreed to221–203
Jul 21, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessAgreed to219–208
Jul 21, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessFailed212–217
Jul 21, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessAgreed to215–214
Jul 21, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessFailed76–350
Jul 21, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessFailed61–365
Jul 21, 2026Not votingHR8800On Agreeing to the AmendmentOn Agreeing to the AmendmentOfficial roll call ↗Other floor businessFailed201–224
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Patterns in the record

Vote leaning and issue mix

These are descriptive measures of roll-call behavior, not judgments about truthfulness, effectiveness, or constituent approval.

Vote leaningLeans conservative
+0.327
More liberalCenterMore conservative

Based on 13 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.

Issue record

Where roll calls fall

Other floor business71
Economics and public finance6
Armed forces and national security2
Agriculture and Food1
Education1
Environmental protection1
Finance and Financial Sector1

Policy areas come from Voteview’s Congressional Research Service fields, with plain-language fallback categories when no CRS label is supplied.

Source: Voteview members’ votes ↗. Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.

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