Yes, it is one of the requirements. If a senator does not live in the state they represent, then they cannot become a senator.
A senator represents the entire population of a state
He was a state senator from Illinois, and then a U.S. senator from that state.
Each U. S. Senator represents his/her whole state.
to represent each state
Charles Sumner was a Massachusetts Senator.
Joseph McCarthy was a United States Senator representing the state of Wisconsin.
He was a senator from Illinois.
illinois
yes they should live in the same state they represent
He represents the people of his state. There are two for each state.
She is junior senator for New York state