▁of ▁former ▁Governor ▁T au ese ▁Sun ia ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁while ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Hon ol ulu ▁for ▁medical ▁treatment . ▁I p ul asi ▁Sun ia ▁was ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁Governor ▁T au ese ▁Sun ia . ▁ ▁Sun ia ▁was ▁sw orn ▁into ▁office ▁as ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁on ▁Friday , ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Sam o an ▁legisl ature ▁earlier ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁The ▁o ath ▁of ▁office ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁Territ orial ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Michael ▁Kru se . ▁ ▁Tul af ono ▁and ▁Sun ia ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁full ▁term ▁ ▁with ▁ 5 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁following ▁a ▁run - off ▁election . ▁ ▁Sun ia ▁and ▁American ▁Sam oa ▁Senator ▁T ini ▁Lam ▁Y uen ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁ind icted ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁in ▁a ▁federal ▁cor ruption ▁pro be ▁for ▁award ing ▁local ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁contract s . ▁The ▁charges ▁stem med ▁from ▁when ▁Sun ia ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁the ▁American ▁Sam o an ▁Tre as urer . ▁Sun ia ▁has ▁denied ▁all ▁charges . ▁ ▁Governor ▁T og i ola ▁Tul af ono ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁I p ul asi ▁A it of ele ▁Sun ia ▁announced ▁their ▁joint ▁re e lection ▁campaign ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 0 ,