Togiola Tulafono
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{{Infobox_Governor |name= Togiola Tulafono |image= Tulafono.jpg |caption= |order=42nd |office= Governor of American Samoa |term_start= April 7, 20031 |term_end=present |lieutenant= Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia |predecessor= Tauese Sunia |successor=incumbent |birth_date= February 28, 1947 |birth_place= Aunu'u Island, American Samoa |death_date= |death_place= |spouse= Mary Ann Tulafono |profession= Attorney, Judge |party= Democrat |footnotes=1. Tulifono was Acting Governor from March 26–April 7, 2003 }} Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (born 1947) is the Governor of American Samoa. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He had perviously served as Lieutenant Governor, since January 1997 . He was Lieutenant Governor when, on March 26, 2003, Governor Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia died. Tulifono became Acting Governor, and officially became Governor on April 7, 2003. He was reelected to a full 4-year term in the November 2004 elections. In the first round of elections on November 2, 2004, Tulafono received 48.4% of the vote. In the second round on November 16, Tulafono defeated Afoa Moega Lutu, who had run against him for the position of Lieutenant Governor in 2000, by a vote of 56%-44%.
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