You have to be 30, been a U.S. citizen for 5 years, and live in the state you represent.
Andrew Johnson was the only former president to become a senator.
Senator Alauya Alonto
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Yes, it is one of the requirements. If a senator does not live in the state they represent, then they cannot become a senator.
how did lyndon johnson become such a powerful senator
A naturalized citizen can be a US Senator, although not the US President.
He was elected as US Senator in 1952 and took in January of 1953.
Abraham Lincoln became Senator of Illiinois in 1846.
No.
Illinois
yes.
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