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Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr., a Democrat, has served as the Delegate from American Samoa to the U. S. House of Representatives since 1988. (map)

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Support for gun control 1.3 House delegate voting rights 2 Bio 2.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Sources 7.2 Resources 7.2.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Support for gun control

In 1991, Faleomavaega cosponsored H.R. 3104, which sought "To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and the manufacture of firearms designed to accept a silencer, bayonet, grenade launcher, flash suppressor, or folding stock, of certain ammunition feeding devices, and of related devices, and to provide for the imposition of enhanced penalties for the possession or the use of any such item in a crime of violence or in a drug trafficking crime." ^[1]

Main article: U.S. gun legislation

House delegate voting rights

On January 24, 2007, after Democrats took control of the House following the 2006 congressional elections, a rule change was again passed providing delegates and the resident commissioner with limited voting rights. The change allowed delegates and the resident commissioner (4 of 5 of whom were Democrats) to vote on the House floor in the "Committee of the Whole," whereby bills are debated and amendments are added. The rule, however, stipulated that if a delegate's vote was decisive, the committee would disband and a new vote would be taken without the non-voting members.^[2]

Del. Faleomavaega, who had represented American Samoa in the House since 1989, supported the change by emphasizing that his “territory has the highest per capita casualty rate (in Iraq) in the whole United States.”

Main article: Voting rights in the District of Columbia

Bio

Faleomavaega was born August 15, 1959 in Vailoatai Village, and attended Brigham Young University, the University of Houston Law School and the University of California, Berkeley. He served in the United States Army and the United States Army Reserve.

Faleomavaega served as the administrative assistant to the American Samoa Delegate, as staff counsel, House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, as Deputy Attorney General for the territory of American Samoa and as Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa.

2006 elections

No major candidates announced their intentions to contest Faleomavaega’s seat in the November 2006 election. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2006 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
StarKist	$ 10,000
Prd Inc	$ 5,000
Surch Com LLC	$ 5,000
Teamsters Union	$ 5,000
Tri Marine International	$ 5,000
JWK Corp	$ 3,000
Thomas Capitol Partners	$ 3,000
Bahrain American Council	$ 2,500
Lion Capital	$ 2,500
Odette Therese	$ 2,500
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Eni Faleomavaega from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Eni Faleomavaega from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Eni Faleomavaega from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Eni Faleomavaega from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
  • Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
  • Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Chair
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans
  • Subcommittee on Insular Affairs

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on International Relations
  • Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific - Ranking Minority Member
  • Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
• House Committee on Resources
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
  • Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation Wildlife and Oceans
• House Committee on Small Business
  • Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
  • Subcommittee on Tax Finance and Exports

More Background Data

• Background information on Eni Faleomavaega from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Eni Faleomavaega from Project Vote Smart

• Information on Eni Faleomavaega from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Eni Faleomavaega. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2422 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC Ph: 202-225-8577 Fax: 202-225-8757 Webform email
District offices
Post Office Box Drawer X Pago Pago, AS 96799 Ph: 684-633-1372 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

Sources

1. ↑ Thomas page on H.R. 3104
2. ↑ "House delegates may get partial voting rights," Associated Press (via MSNBC), January 22, 2006.

Resources

• Official website
• House Democrats' Profile
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

Semantic data (Edit data)

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