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{{Short description|American Samoan politician and sports executive}}
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|name         = Faiivae Iuli Alex Godinet
|state_senate = American Samoa
|district     = 11th
|term_start   = January 2017
|term_end     =
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|birth_place  = [[Leone, American Samoa]], U.S.
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|education    = [[Los Angeles Harbor College]] ([[Associate degree|AA]])<br>[[California State University, Dominguez Hills]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
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'''Faiivae Iuli A. Godinet''' is an [[American Samoa]]n politician and sports executive serving as a member of the [[American Samoa Senate]] and president of the [[Football Federation American Samoa]]. In 2020, Godinet announced his bid for [[Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa]] as the running mate of [[American Samoa Senate|Senate]] president, [[Gaoteote Palaie Tofau]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-09|title=Update: Senators Gaoteote & Fai'ivae team up for 2020 gubernatorial race|url=https://www.samoanews.com/local-news/senators-gaoteote-and-faiivae-team-gubernatorial-race|access-date=2020-07-06|website=www.samoanews.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
Godinet was born and raised in [[Leone, American Samoa]], the ninth of 16 children. Godinet earned an [[Associate degree]] from [[Los Angeles Harbor College]] and bachelor's degree from [[California State University, Dominguez Hills]]. Godinet returned to [[American Samoa]] after graduation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FAIIVAE 2020|first=VOTE GAOTEOTE ma|title=BIOGRAPHY {{!}} VOTE GAOTEOTE ma FAIIVAE 2020|url=https://gaoteotefaiivae.com/biography|access-date=2020-07-06|website=VOTE GAOTEOTE ma FAIIVAE 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Career ==
Godinet has served as the president of [[Football Federation American Samoa]] since 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-01|title=Sport: Godinet re-elected head of American Samoa football|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/300424/sport-godinet-re-elected-head-of-american-samoa-football|access-date=2020-07-06|website=[[RNZ]] |language=en-nz}}</ref> He also served as vice president of the [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. After serving in several local government positions, Godinet served as Chief of Staff for [[Eni Faleomavaega]] during his time as a Delegate to the [[United States House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congressional Record, Volume 163 Issue 40 (Wednesday, March 8, 2017)|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CREC-2017-03-08/html/CREC-2017-03-08-pt1-PgE290-4.htm|access-date=2020-07-06|website=www.govinfo.gov}}</ref> Godinet was also a member of the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority. In 2017, Godinet was elected to serve as a member of the [[American Samoa Senate]] for the 11th district.
In 2020, Godinet was selected as the running mate of [[American Samoa Senate|Senate]] president, [[Gaoteote Palaie Tofau]], in the [[2020 American Samoa gubernatorial election]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-04|title=Faiivae elected to OFC vice-president post|url=https://www.ffas.as/faiivae-elected-to-ofc-vice-president-post/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=FFAS|language=en-US}}</ref>
== References ==
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