Fofó Iosefa Fiti SUNIA, Congress, AS (1937)

SUNIA, Fofó Iosefa Fiti, the first Delegate from American Samoa; born in Fagasá, Pago Pago, American Samoa, March 13, 1937; attended the public schools in Samoa; B.A., University of Hawaii, Honolulu, 1960; administrative officer, Samoan affairs-liaison functions for Governor, translator, interpreter, 1961-1966; election commissioner, American Samoa, 1962-1970; founder, Samoan News, 1964; director, tourism for Government of American Samoa, 1966-1972; senator, Legislature of American Samoa, 1970-1978; president and chairman, American Samoan Development Corporation, 1965-1971; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1981, until his resignation on September 6, 1988; is a resident of Pago Pago, American Samoa.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present