It depends on the state sometimes someone is appointed or sometimes there is a special election.
When a Senator resigns and there is no pending election at the time, the Governor of the state picks a replacement
Ted Kennedy was 30 when he was elected Massachusetts senator in 1962. He served as Democrat until his death in 2009.
Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (RMA) is beaten nearly to death on floor of Senate by U.S. Rep. Preston Brooks (D-SC),
The Kennedys; Ted Kennedy sever as a US senator from 1962 until his death in 2009.
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.
No. But its extremly hard to get in. First, you have to apply. Each US senator then picks canidates from his or her state. Its an honor to be chosen and both your physical and mental strenght have to be the best of the best
Senators of the US Congress are elected for 6 year terms. Then they can be reelected or not, depending upon the outcome of the election.
He was the junior senator from Illinois.
A US senator represents his state.
Andrew Johnson was a US Senator from TN and went on to be US president. Jefferson Davis was Us Senator from Miss. and went on to be Confederate president.
A U.S. Senator has more power.
A naturalized citizen can be a US Senator, although not the US President.