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  2. United States House of Representatives - Wikipedia

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    Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution sets three qualifications for representatives. Each representative must: (1) be at least twenty-five (25) years old; (2) have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years; and (3) be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent.

  3. Article One of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution provides three requirements for Representatives: A Representative must be at least 25 years old, must be an inhabitant of the state in which he or she is elected, and must have been a citizen of the United States for the previous seven years. There is no requirement that a Representative reside within the district in which he ...

  4. United States presidential eligibility legislation - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the United States provides several basic requirements for eligibility to be elected to the office of President.Individual states did not introduce significant relevant legislation until the 2008 election of Barack Obama, when a controversy known as the birther movement was promoted by various conspiracy theorists.

  5. United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The Senate and the United States House of Representatives ... sets three qualifications ...

  6. Age of candidacy laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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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]

  7. Federalist No. 52 - Wikipedia

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    It then states the qualifications of the elected, which were to be at least 25 years of age, seven years a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of the state being represented. These qualifications were to give the House the widest range of possible merit of all descriptions, including younger people, naturalized and native citizens ...

  8. LETTER: Kamala Harris has the qualifications and ... - AOL

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    Think about qualifications, expertise, and the best representation of the United States. That’s Kamala Harris. Joann Smith, Canton. This article originally appeared on The Repository: ...

  9. United States Congress and citizens - Wikipedia

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    A law in 1967 abolished all at-large elections (when representatives are chosen by voters in the entire state rather than an electoral district) except in less populous states entitled to only one Representative. [5] Nevertheless, congresspersons in office, or incumbents, have strong advantages over challengers. [6]