After earning his undergraduate degree, Ale worked as a legislative assistant to then-U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye. After law school, he served as a clerk for Judge James Burns on the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals. For 17 years, Ale worked as an attorney at Faegre Baker Daniels in Minneapolis. In 2003, Governor Tim Pawlenty appointed Ale to the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans for a term ending in 2006.[5] Ale served on the council until his appointment as Attorney General of American Samoa. He was succeeded by David Maeda.[6]
Ale was nominated to serve as the 10th Attorney General of American Samoa in 2014 by then-Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga. As Attorney General, he and a bipartisan group of attorneys general supported the 2019 extension of the Autism CARES Act of 2014.[7] He joined another bipartisan group of attorneys general supporting the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017.[8]
He resigned from his position in 2020, citing an interest in seeking another elective office. Ale and Mauga placed first in the November general election. Ale assumed office as Lieutenant Governor on January 3, 2021.[9]
Ale is married to Marian Tiare McGuire, an attorney who previously worked for the American Samoa government. They have three children and live in Nua & Se'etaga.[3]
^"New Mexico A.G. Balderas Seeks Congressional Support for Autism Services". Targeted News Service. August 28, 2019 – via NewsBank.
^"All 56 State Attorneys General Call for Passage of Rep. Bustos-Led Bill to Root Out Workplace Sexual Harassment". Targeted News Service. February 14, 2018 – via NewsBank.
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1 ▌New Progressive (1 territory) Italics indicate no secretary of state in this state, closest equivalent listed An asterisk (*) indicates that the officeholder is serving in an acting capacity.
