The United States Constitution, Article I, Section 2, says that a member of the House of Representatives must be at least twenty-five years old, be a resident of the state they represent, and must be a citizen of the United States for the past seven years.
a member of the us senate must be able to spell citizen
A candidate for the house of representatives is required to be a citizen for at least 9 years.
14 yrs i think
9 years
Informal qualifications include such factors as party identification, name familiarity, gender, ethnic characteristics, and political experience. Formal qualifications for becoming a member of the House of Representatives or a member of the Senate differ. To become a member of the House of Representatives one must be at least 25 years of age, have been a citizen of the US for at least 7 years, but they must not live in the state that they are running in. To be elected to the Senate one must be at least 30 years of age, have been a US citizen for at least 9 years, and be an inhabitant of the state they are running for Senate in.
These are the basic qualifications as delineated in the Constitution: -- must be at least 30 years old -- must be a U.S. citizen for at least nine years at the time of election to the Senate -- must be a resident of the state one is elected to represent in the Senate
To be eligible for the U. S. Senate, a person needs to have been a U. S. citizen for at least nine years when he/she takes office on January 3.
To serve in the Senate you need to be at least 30 yars old, you need to have been an American Citizen for at least 9 years, and you must be a resident of the state that you are elected to serve.
The three constitutional qualifications to be a member of the US Senate are:You must be at least thirty years of ageYou must be a citizen of the United States for nine yearsYou must be a resident of the state from which he/she is chosen
A senator must have been a citizen for at least nine years and live in the state that elects him to the Senate.
You have to have to have been a U.S. citizen for 7 years, and be at least 30 years of age.
A senator can serve in the United States Senate for six years. The Senator must have been a citizen of the US for at least seven years.
Yes. The qualifications for becoming a member of the house are that they must be 25 years old, have been a US citizen for 7 years, and they must live in the state they are representing. The qualifications for becoming a member of the senate are that they must be 30 years old, have been a US citizen for 9 years, and they must live in the state they are representing. So, after either 7 or 9 years, depending on which part of congress they wish to run for, they can become a member of congress.
A senator must meet a higher level of qualifications than those the Constitution sets for a member of the house. A senator must be at least 30 years of age, must have been a citizen of the United States fro at least nine years, and must be an inhabitant of the State from which he or she is elected.
The candidate must have been a citizen of the United States for at least nine years.
There are only three requirements to serve as a senator in the United States. A person must be at least 30 years of age, and have been a U.S. citizen for a minimum of 9 years at the time of the election. The third requirement is that they must reside in the state they wish to represent.