* George Voinovich took office in January 1999. * Sherrod Brown assumed office in January of 2007.
No Senators are elected two years. They have 6 year terms.
Two years
About one-third of the hundred senators are elected every two years for six year terms.
Ohio has two senators because each state have two senators.
US equals 18 and State Representatives is 99, US Senators equals two and State Senators is 33.
a third ever two years
1/3 of the Senators' terms expire in every 2 years, but since there are 50 states with two Senators apiece and that does not divide by 3, in two election years 34 Senators are elected (or re-elected) and in the third year the remaining 32.
A Senator's term of office is six years and approximately one-third of the total membership of the Senate is elected every two years. Look up brief biographies of Senators from 1774 to the present in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Each state elects two senators. Senators are elected by the state as a whole, as opposed to Representatives who are elected to represent a specific portion of the state. Senators serve a six year term. The terms are staggered so that one-third are elected with each Congressional election, every two years.
Representatives may only serve two years, unless re-elected. Senators may only serve for six years, unless re-elected.
Ohio has two senators because each state have two senators.
Different countries have differing terms of office depending on the legislation of the country concerned. For instance senators in Canada are appointed, those in Australia may serve 3 or 6 years. The senators in the USA are elected for 6 years.