STATE PAGES District of Columbia American Samoa Motto ..................................................... Justitia Omnibus (Justice to All) Motto ........................Samoa-Maumua le Atua (In Samoa, God Is First) Flower ..................................................................American Beauty Rose Flower ............................................................................. Paogo (Ula-fala) Bird ........................................................................................ Wood Thrush Plant .......................................................................................................Ava Tree ...........................................................................................Scarlet Oak Song ...................................................................................Amerika Samoa Song .......................................................................................... Washington Became a Territory of the United States ..........................................1900 Became U.S. Capital .....................................................December 1, 1800 Capital ........................................................................................ Pago Pago STATISTICS STATISTICS Land Area (square miles) .......................................................................61 Land Area (square miles) .......................................................................77 Population ........................................................................................646,449 Population ..........................................................................................55,519 Density per square mile ................................................................10,597.5 Density per square mile .....................................................................721.0 Delegate to Congress* ..............................................................................1 Capital City ................................................................................ Pago Pago Number of 2012 Electoral Votes ..............................................................3 Population ............................................................................................3,656 Number of Municipal Governments .......................................................1 Rank in Territory ...................................................................................3rd Number of School Districts ......................................................................1 Largest City ......................................................................................Tafuna Number of Special Districts .....................................................................0 Population ............................................................................................9,756 Delegate to Congress* ..............................................................................1 *Committee voting privileges only. Number of School Districts ......................................................................1 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH *Committee voting privileges only. Legislative Body ............................ Council of the District of Columbia LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Chair .................................................................................. Phil Mendelson Legislative Body ......................................................................Legislature Chair Pro Tem .............................................................. Kenyan McDuffie Secretary to the Council .................................................... Nyasha Smith President of the Senate ......................................Gaoteote P.T. Gaoteote 2014 Regular Session .............................................. Jan. 2 – Dec. 31, 2014 President Pro Tem of the Senate .........................Tulifua Tini Lam Yuen Secretary of the Senate ......................................................Leo’o V. Ma’o EXECUTIVE BRANCH Mayor ............................................................................... Vincent C. Gray Speaker of the House ................................................. Savali Talavou Ale Secretary of the District of Columbia ..................Cynthia Brock-Smith Chief Clerk of the House ..................................................... Fialupe Lutu Attorney General ................................................................. Irvin Nathan Chief Financial Officer ................................................... Jeffrey Barnette 2014 Regular Session ........................................ Jan. 2014 – Dec. 31, 2014 Auditor ........................................................................... Yolanda Branche Number of Senatorial Districts ..............................................................12 State Comptroller ...........................................................Anthony Pompa Number of Representative Districts .....................................................17 (Deputy Chief Financial Officer) EXECUTIVE BRANCH Mayor’s Present Term ...................................................... 1/2011 – 1/2015 Governor ................................................................ Lolo Matalasi Moliga Number of Elected Officials in the Executive Branch ........................10 Lieutenant Governor ........................................... Lemanu Peleti Mauga Number of Members in the Cabinet .....................................................10 Attorney General .............................................. Afoa Leulumoega Lutu Treasurer .......................................................................... Falema’o M. Pili JUDICIAL BRANCH Auditor ......................................................................................Franci Sefo Highest Court ........................................................D.C. Court of Appeals Court of Appeals Chief Justice .....................................Eric Washington Governor’s Present Term ................................................. 1/2013 – 1/2017 Number of Court of Appeals Judges .......................................................9 Number of Members in the Cabinet .....................................................16 Number of U.S. Court Districts ................................................................1 JUDICIAL BRANCH Highest Court ...........................................................................High Court High Court Chief Justice............................................... F. Michael Kruse Number of High Court Judges .................................................................6 536 The Book of the States 2014.