Career
He has served as the Speaker of the American Samoa House of Representatives since 2007. He is originally from Fagali"i, American Samoa, but now resides in the village of "Ili"ili. The couple had eleven biological children, as well as several other children the family had adopted and raised.
He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1981.
Ale, who has never lost re-election, has been re-elected to the House during each successive general election from the 1980s and 2010s, making him the House"s longest serving member, as of 2015. On November 7, 2006, incumbent Speaker Matagi Mailo Ray McMoore lost re-election to the House of Representatives in the general election.
Savali, who was Vice Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2007, was elected Speaker of the American Samoa House of Representatives in January 2007 after he received eleven more votes than his opponent, longtime Republican Gaoteote Palie Tofau.
Savali was challenged by Ituau Republican
Republican Taotasi Archie Soliai once again challenged Savali for the position of Speaker of the 33rd legislature (2013–2015) in January 2013. Ale defeated Soliai with a vote of 13-7.
Republican Soliai was later defeated for re-election on November 4, 2014, in the general election.
He was unanimously re-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 34th Legislature on January 3, 2015. Ale"s wife, Sakala Mautofu Ale, died from a sudden illness on Saturday, September 5, 2015, at the age of 59. The couple had been married for 38 years.
