Lemanu Peleti Mauga

Lemanu Palepoi Sialegā Mauga (born January 3, 1960) is an American Samoan politician who served as the eighth governor of American Samoa from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Mauga served as a senator in the American Samoa Senate, where he became the chairman of both the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

Early life and education Mauga was born in Nuʻuuli, American Samoa. After attending the American Samoa Community College, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He received a master's degree in public administration from San Diego State University on July 30, 2012, a graduation ceremony held at the Governor H. Rex Lee Auditorium in American Samoa.

Career Mauga served in the U.S. military for more than 20 years, including in the Gulf War and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars before he retired with the rank of major.

In the 2024 American Samoa gubernatorial election, Mauga and his running mate Talauega Eleasalo Ale sought re-election but were ultimately defeated by Pulaali'i Tuiteleleapaga Iuli Nikolao Pula and Pulu Ae Ae Jr. in the runoff.