Not in the United States they aren't: they have fixed terms. There are different rules in different places: in ancient Rome, senators did hold offices for their lifetimes.
While U.S. Senators serve a six-year term in their elected offices, Representative serve two-year terms in Congress. Due to the staggering of terms for Senators, approximately one-third of Senators are elected every two years.
Senators can do unlimited terms.
Representatives term is 2 years. and senators term is 6 years
There are no Senators in the House. Senators are elected to the US Senate while Representatives are elected to the US House of Representatives. Senators serve terms of six years while Representatives serve 2 year terms.
There are no Senators in the House. Senators are elected to the US Senate while Representatives are elected to the US House of Representatives. Senators serve terms of six years while Representatives serve 2 year terms.
there are more representatives than there are senators. senators=100 (2 per state) representatives=435 (depends on census count)
In the Maine state legislature, there are 151 representatives who are elected to 2 year terms. There are 35 state senators, also elected to 2 year terms.
There are no limits for congressional terms. Congressmen can have unlimited 2 year terms. Senators can have unlimited 6 year terms.
There are 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Representatives serve a two-year term of office, and all 435 seats come up for election at once, in even-numbered years. There are 100 Senators in the U.S. Senate. Senators serve a six-year term of office, and 1/3 of the Senate seats come up for election in even-numbered years.
Senators serve 6 year terms. Representatives serve 2 year terms. Representatives have always been elected by popular to represent the interests of the electorate. Senators were originally appointed to represent the interests of the State
State senators
The normal term lengths are six years for senators and two years for representatives.