Senators are elected for a term of 6 years.
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A US Senator must be at least 30, a US Representative at least 26 years old.
Prior to the 17th Amendment, senators of the U.S Senate were appointed by the state's governor. The 17th Amendment requires that senators be elected by the citizens of the state they represent.
A naturalized citizen can be a US Senator, although not the US President.
A member of the House of Representitives holds a term of 2 years. While the term of a US Senator is 6 years.
requirements to serve in congress To be 30 years old, you must be a citizen of US for for at least 9 years,you must be a citizen of the state for which you are running as a candidate for the senate. US REPRESENTATIVE AT LEAST 25 YEARS OLD CITIZEN OF US FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS NO EDUCATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS RESIDENT OF STATE YOU WANT TO REPRESENT US SENATOR AT LEAST 30 YEARS OLD BEEN A CITIZEN FOR AT LEAST NINE YEARS NO EDUCATIONAL OR PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS RESIDENT OF STATE YOU WANT TO REPRESENT