American Samoa Democratic Party

American Samoa Democratic Party is the American Samoa affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party. It is based in the territorial capital of Pago Pago.[1]

American Samoa Democratic Party
ChairpersonTi’a Reid
Vice ChairpersonPetti Matila
SecretaryRenee Togafau Mata’utia
National CommitteewomanSandra King-Young
National CommitteemanAndrew Berquist
TreasurerJustin Tuiasosopo
HeadquartersP.O. Box 1281, Pago Pago, AS 96799
National affiliationDemocratic Party
Colors  Blue
Website
asdems.com

Party officials edit

Election took place on October 22, 2020.[2]

Name Position
Ti’a Reid Chairman
Petti Matila Vice-chairwoman
Renee Togafau Mata’utia Secretary
Justin Tuiasosopo Treasurer
Andrew Berquist National Committeeman
Sandra King-Young National Committeewoman

2020 Democratic presidential caucuses edit

During the 2020 presidential caucuses for American Samoa, which took place on March 3, 2020, almost half of the votes (49.86%) went to candidate Mike Bloomberg,[3] 29.34% to Tulsi Gabbard, 10.54% to Bernie Sanders, 8.83% to Joe Biden, and 1.42% to Elizabeth Warren.

2020 American Samoa Democratic caucuses[4][5]
Candidate Votes % Delegates
Michael Bloomberg 175 49.86 4
Tulsi Gabbard 103 29.34 2
Bernie Sanders 37 10.54
Joe Biden 31 8.83
Elizabeth Warren 5 1.42
Uncommitted 0 0.00
Total 351 100% 6

Bloomberg dropped out of the race following the caucus, causing the party to reassess who would receive its support.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "American Samoa Democratic Party". Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Local Democratic Party elects new officers". Samoa News. November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Super Tuesday: Bloomberg wins American Samoa". RNZ. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "American Samoa Caucus Results | 2020 Presidential Primary Elections". www.nbcnews.com.
  5. ^ "View American Samoa's 2020 caucus results". www.cnn.com.
  6. ^ "Democratic Party in American Samoa to reassess after Bloomberg drops out". RNZ. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2022.