Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen made history as the first woman to represent American Samoa in Congress and is the only Republican delegate from a U.S. territory. A former White House aide who worked in both the Reagan and Bush administrations, she has focused her tenure on advancing territorial issues, particularly advocating for American Samoa's exemption from certain federal minimum wage increases that she argues could harm the territory's tuna industry. Her pragmatic approach often puts her at odds with some mainland Republicans on economic issues affecting Pacific territories.