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No. A Senator does not have to serve in the House of Represenatives first.
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Which president also served as a senator and representative from the state of Tennessee?
Andrew Johnson served as a senator and representative from the state of Tennessee. He was later elected as the 17th President of the United States after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Who was the highly respected representative and senator from hawaii?
Daniel Inouye, the senior senator and President pro tempore of the Senate, died in December, 2012 at the age of 88. He had served as a US Representative for the state from 1959 to 1963, and as a US Senator from 1963 until his death in 2012, a period of nearly 49 years.
Who was the first Senator of Virginia?
The first Senator of Virginia was Richard Henry Lee. He served as a senator from 1789 to 1792 and again from 1795 to 1798.
What was Barack Obama US representative for?
Barack Obama did not serve as a US Representative (a member of the House of Representatives). He was first elected as a state senator in Illinois in 1996, and after three terms, he was elected as a member of the US Senate; he served as a senator until he decided to run for president. That said, as president, Barack Obama certainly does represent the United States. But prior to becoming the president, he was a member of the Senate, not the House of Representatives.
Is Mike Easly a senator?
Mike easly is a representative, not a senator.
Was any president of the US both a representative and a senator?
A total of 9 US Presidents were both former US Representatives as well as former Senators. Three were elected Vice Presidents who succeeded to the Presidency, but only one (LBJ) was also elected President. Another (Andrew Johnson, became a Senator afterbeing President.James Garfield (20th President) was simultaneously a US representative, Senator-elect, and President-elect, having being appointed to a vacant US Senate seat in Ohio that he never occupied.Representatives/Senators who became PresidentAndrew Jackson - 7th President (representative and later senator from Tennessee)William H. Harrison - 9th President (representative and senator from Ohio)John Tyler * 10th President (representative and senator from Virginia who was elected Vice President and served 47 months after succeeding William Henry Harrison)Franklin Pierce - 14th President (representative and senator from New Hampshire)James Buchanan - 15th President (representative and senator from Pennsylvania)Andrew Johnson * 17th President (representative from Tennessee, elected to Senate after leaving the White House)John F. Kennedy - 35th President (representative and senator from Massachusetts)Lyndon B Johnson - 36th President (representative and senator from Texas)Richard Nixon - 37th President (representative and senator from California)
Is a 30 year old a senator president or a representative?
I believe you are referring to the minimum age requirement to be a representative, senator or president. You must be at least 25 to be a representative, 30 to be a senator, or 35 to become president.
How many years has Ill Senator Roland Burris served as Senator?
This is the first year. He was appointed to replace the previous impeached Governor.
Is a state senator the same as a representative?
no they are not
Who was the first Jewish Senator?
The first Jewish Senator in the United States was David Levy Yulee, who served as a senator from Florida from 1845 to 1851 and again from 1855 to 1861.
Was Obama ever a governor of any state?
Obama was never a governor. He was the junior senator from Illinois.
What is the difference between a districts representative and a senator?
The difference between a district representative and a senator is the pay scale. A senator would get paid more. There is also a difference in the number of constituents for each. A senator represents an entire state, and a district representative only represents a part of the state.
