Moliga began his career as a teacher.[5] He then became an elementary school principal before becoming the principal of Manu'a High School in the Manu'a Islands.[5] He would later become an elementary and secondary education administrator within the American Samoan Department of Education.[5] He also served as director of the ASG Budget Office, as well as American Samoa's chief procurement officer for two terms.[5] Outside of public office, Moliga owns a construction firm.[5]
Politics
Moliga was elected to the American Samoa House of Representatives for four terms.[5] He later became a Senator within the American Samoa Senate, where he served as the body's senate president from 2005 until 2008.[5] Moliga, while still a member of the Senate, considered a candidacy in the 2008 gubernatorial election, but withdrew from the race before announcing a potential running mate citing existing commitments.[5]
Moliga was appointed as president of the Development Bank of American Samoa by Governor Togiola Tulafono and confirmed by the Senate.[5]
In October 2011, Moliga became the second candidate to declare his intention to run in the 2012 gubernatorial election.[5] He chose Senator Lemanu Peleti Mauga as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa.[5] Mauga, a retired member of the U.S. Army, served as the chairman of both the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee in the American Samoan Senate.[5]
Moliga resigned as the president of the Development Bank of American Samoa (DBAS) to focus on his gubernatorial campaign.[5]
Moliga faced five other candidates in the 2012 gubernatorial election on November 6, 2012[7] and received the most votes, but not more than the 50% required to win. The runoff was held November 20, 2012, resulting in Moliga defeating Lieutenant GovernorFaoa Aitofele Sunia.[8]
On March 16, 2020, Moliga went into voluntary self-isolation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Moliga had previously traveled to Seattle and Hawaii, which had experienced cases of COVID-19.[10]
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as Reflinks documentation reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lolo Letalu Matalasi born August 12 1947 3 is an American Samoan politician educator and businessman 4 5 He served as the 7th Governor of American Samoa from 2013 to 2021 Lolo Matalasi MoligaMoliga in 20127th Governor of American SamoaIn office January 3 2013 January 3 2021LieutenantPeleti MaugaPreceded byTogiola TulafonoSucceeded byPeleti MaugaPersonal detailsBorn 1947 08 12 August 12 1947 age 75 Taʻu American Samoa U S Political partyDemocratic before 2011 2016 present 1 Independent 2011 2015 2 SpouseCynthia MalalaEducationChadron State College BA San Diego State University MPA Signature Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 Politics 2 1 1 2012 gubernatorial election 2 1 2 2016 gubernatorial election 2 1 3 COVID 19 pandemic 2 1 4 Democratic National Convention 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education EditMoliga was born in Taʻu Manu a American Samoa His father was High Chief Moliga Sa ena Aunuua Moliga who was from Ta u His mother Soali i Galea i was a native of both Fitiuta and Olosega He attended Papatea Junior Elementary and attended Samoana High School before graduating from Manu a High School Moliga holds a bachelor s degree in education from Chadron State College in Nebraska He received a master s degree in public administration from San Diego State University on July 30 2012 6 Career EditMoliga began his career as a teacher 5 He then became an elementary school principal before becoming the principal of Manu a High School in the Manu a Islands 5 He would later become an elementary and secondary education administrator within the American Samoan Department of Education 5 He also served as director of the ASG Budget Office as well as American Samoa s chief procurement officer for two terms 5 Outside of public office Moliga owns a construction firm 5 Politics Edit Moliga was elected to the American Samoa House of Representatives for four terms 5 He later became a Senator within the American Samoa Senate where he served as the body s senate president from 2005 until 2008 5 Moliga while still a member of the Senate considered a candidacy in the 2008 gubernatorial election but withdrew from the race before announcing a potential running mate citing existing commitments 5 Moliga was appointed as president of the Development Bank of American Samoa by Governor Togiola Tulafono and confirmed by the Senate 5 2012 gubernatorial election Edit Main article 2012 American Samoa gubernatorial election In October 2011 Moliga became the second candidate to declare his intention to run in the 2012 gubernatorial election 5 He chose Senator Lemanu Peleti Mauga as his running mate for Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa 5 Mauga a retired member of the U S Army served as the chairman of both the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee in the American Samoan Senate 5 Moliga resigned as the president of the Development Bank of American Samoa DBAS to focus on his gubernatorial campaign 5 Moliga faced five other candidates in the 2012 gubernatorial election on November 6 2012 7 and received the most votes but not more than the 50 required to win The runoff was held November 20 2012 resulting in Moliga defeating Lieutenant Governor Faoa Aitofele Sunia 8 2016 gubernatorial election Edit Main article 2016 American Samoa gubernatorial election Moliga won re election on November 8 2016 with 60 2 of the vote defeating Faoa Aitofele Sunia and Tuika Tuika 9 COVID 19 pandemic Edit On March 16 2020 Moliga went into voluntary self isolation in response to the COVID 19 pandemic Moliga had previously traveled to Seattle and Hawaii which had experienced cases of COVID 19 10 Democratic National Convention Edit The United States Department of Defense is investigating two masked uniformed soldiers who joined Moliga when he appeared online during the 2020 Democratic National Convention because uniformed soldiers are not permitted to participate in partisan events 11 See also EditList of current United States governorsReferences Edit American Samoa Governor Lolo Moliga Democratic Governors Association Retrieved February 17 2016 American Samoa Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga National Governors Association Retrieved December 7 2014 72nd birthday Gov Lolo Matalasi Moliga Samoa News August 11 2019 Retrieved November 7 2019 Marquis Who s Who a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Sagapolutele Fili October 19 2011 Lolo and Lemanu declare their candidacy for governor and lt governor in the 2012 general election Samoa News Archived from the original on October 29 2013 Retrieved November 6 2012 Feagaimaalii Luamanu Joyetter August 1 2012 Historic Double Cohort Yesterday Awards 51 Masters Degrees Samoa News Archived from the original on August 3 2012 Retrieved November 6 2012 6 candidates vie to be American Samoa s governor Real Clear Politics Associated Press September 4 2012 Retrieved November 1 2012 http www americansamoaelectionoffice org results General Election 2016 Results Governor and Lt Governor November 8 2016 Unofficial PDF American Samoa Government Election Office Archived from the original PDF on November 16 2016 Retrieved January 16 2017 COVID 19 American Samoa governor self isolates as a precaution Radio New Zealand March 16 2020 Retrieved March 21 2020 Feldscher Jacqueline Army investigating soldiers who appeared in DNC video news yahoo com Politico Retrieved August 19 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga Appearances on C SPANPolitical officesPreceded byTogiola Tulafono 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