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To be a senator, a person must be aged 30 or over. To be a Representative, a person must be aged 25 or older. This is specified in the U.S. Constitution. Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative.[74]
Many youth rights groups view current age of candidacy requirements as unjustified age discrimination. [63] Occasionally people who are younger than the minimum age will run for an office in protest of the requirement or because they do not know that the requirement exists.
Except for the president of the Senate (who is the vice president), the Senate elects its own officers, [2] who maintain order and decorum, manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate, and interpret the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Many non-member officers are also hired to run various day-to-day ...
The requirements for the latter are given by Article 76, and exclude, among others, persons who have failed to perform compulsory military service, and those who have been convicted for dishonourable offences. Judges, civil servants, and members of the Armed Forces are not eligible unless they resign from office.
The Senate, or upper chamber, has 100 seats — two per state. Of these, 34 are up for election in 2024. Each senator serves a six-year term for their respective state.
Democratic state Sen. Dave Min is running to replace Porter, who vacated her House seat to make an unsuccessful run for Senate. 49th Congressional District (San Clemente): ...
The Georgia Senate races in 2020 tipped control of the Senate to the Democrats, and Republicans are eager to target Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) after the incumbent defeated then-Sen. David Perdue (R ...
Senate rule XXXI governs the Senate process for considering the president's nominations. For most positions, the nomination is passed first to a Senate committee for review. Generally, it is the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the topic or department related to the position to be filled. [11] A public hearing by the committee is possible.