30 years of age 9 years citizenship residency in state being elected in
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
Many US Senators have run for President without resigning their Senate seats. Those who have often run in their state's next US Senate election.
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 serve in the United States Senate, the official qualifications to serve are listed in Article I, Section 3 of the Constitution: 1) At least 30 years old 2) citizen of the US for at least nine years 3) must be living in the state you wish to represent during the time of your election
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.
Actually, Barack Obama first ran for the state senate in his home-state of Illinois. It was 1996 and he was a lawyer and a law professor at that time, but he had a history of working with the poor; and according to his writings, he has said he decided he could make more of a difference if he were in politics. He ran a good campaign and was elected to the Illinois State Senate. In 2000, he did try to run for US Representative, but he lost-- it was the only election he ever lost. He was elected to three terms in the state senate, and he then ran for the US Senate (and won) in 2004.
The current US State Representative Michael Castle (R) has already announced that he will seek that office.
To be in the United States Senate, you have to be at least 30 years of age, been a citizen of the U.S. for the past nine years, and who shall, when elected, be an inhabitant of the state in which you wish to represent. To senate is the upper house in our binomial legislature. the senators are elected by voters with the passage of the 17th amendment. each senator has six year terms. the senate holds hearings and pass laws that determine public policy. Qualifications to be a senator -thirty years of age -us citizen -resident for at least 9 years -inhabitant of the state to which they are elected
Each state has 2 senators in the US senate.
US Citizen for 9 years as of date of election, at least 30 years old and money.
2 senators are elected to the US Senate for each state.
100 members (2 per state) representatives have a 6 year term and can run and be reelected for life