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Vision
Reenvision, reinvent, and restore federal and ASG collaboration and trust in government through coordinated leadership, transparency, accountability — and real results for working people in the territory.
American Samoa · At-Large Delegate · November 3, 2026
Sandra King Young for Congress
for American Samoa's At-Large Delegate seat in the U.S. House of Representatives
The old, tired frames of American politics are no longer enough to understand the world around us, or what we need to build a future for our tupulaga. We are not Democrats or Republicans. We are Samoan. We take the best of what we've learned from the world — always through our fa'a Samoa.
Sandra King Young · American Samoa
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Our Platform
Reenvision. Reinvent. Restore.
A people-driven plan to rebuild trust between American Samoa and the federal government — through coordinated leadership, transparency, accountability, and real results for working families.
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Issues
Jobs, the economy, healthcare, the environment, and culture — addressed through a people-driven plan that reshapes the systems that have too often left American Samoa behind.
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Values
Lead with humility, service, faith, family, and culture — always putting people first.
About Sandra
Three decades of tautua — service to her people.
“Government should work for the people it serves.”
Sandra King Young is a proven public servant, policy expert, and community advocate who has spent her career fighting for families, strengthening healthcare, and expanding opportunity. As Director of the American Samoa Medicaid Agency from 2013 to 2024, she led major improvements in care access and program stability for thousands of residents. She also served as Board Chairman of LBJ Hospital and founded the Pacific Islands Center for Educational Development (PiCED) to help students prepare for college and brighter futures.
Young brings more than a decade of experience in Washington, D.C., where she worked at the highest levels of government and advocacy — serving as a political appointee under President Bill Clinton and as a senior staff member to the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye, advancing policies that supported health, education, and economic opportunity for Pacific communities. She has also represented public interests before Congress and federal agencies as a federally registered lobbyist.
A graduate of George Washington University Law School and Loyola Marymount University, and an alumna of the executive social entrepreneurship program at Stanford Graduate School of Business, Young combines legal expertise, policy experience, and real-world leadership. Having lived in American Samoa for the past 25 years, she understands the reality of daily life here — the struggle for healthcare access and the high cost of living.
Sandra is running for Congress to deliver results, stand up for working families, and bring principled, effective leadership to Washington.
- Medicaid Director
- American Samoa Medicaid Agency, 2013–2024
- Board Chairman
- LBJ Tropical Medical Center
- Founder
- Pacific Islands Center for Educational Development (PiCED)
- Education
- GWU Law, Loyola Marymount University, Stanford GSB
From the Blog
Afio Mai — Welcome to the conversation.
Sandra writes directly about the public policy issues shaping American Samoa — healthcare, the environment, and the future of self-governance.
March 3, 2026
Why I Am Running: American Samoa Can't Afford to be Passive
With faith, humility, and a deep sense of duty, Sandra announces her candidacy for Delegate to the United States Congress.
Read More →August 26, 2025
A Big, Fat NO to Deep-Sea Mining
Sandra's formal submission opposing commercial ocean mineral leasing in the waters surrounding American Samoa.
Read More →May 21, 2023
A passion project comes to life
Why Sandra launched this blog — and the parents who taught her the value of public service and a free press.
Read More →Join Us
Fa'afetai for standing with American Samoa.
Duty. Service. Experience. Sandra is running to bring principled, effective leadership to Washington — and she needs your support to get there.