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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. [2] 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.
On November 16, 2010, Texas state representative Leo Berman introduced legislation requiring any candidate for president or vice president running in Texas to submit to the Texas Secretary of State an "original birth certificate indicating that the person is a natural-born United States citizen." In introducing the bill, Berman said that the ...
Additionally, the political culture of the United States encourages young politicians to gain experience in state and local offices before running for Congress. Although the vast majority of members of Congress gained state and local experience before being elected to Congress, members lacking state and local experience have increased recently. [1]
New Jersey voters will elect representatives for Congress in all 12 congressional districts in Nov. 5's general election. Here is a look at who is running in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District:
Other candidates running include Kathryn Harvey, D-Spartanburg, Michael Chandler, Constitution-Greenville. SC District 5: Congressman Ralph Norman has held his position in this district since 2017.
District Unaffiliated Requirements: According to N.C.G.S. §163-122(a)(2–3) [44] in order for an unaffiliated candidate to qualify for the election ballot for a district office, the candidate must obtain signatures on a petition equal to at least 4% of the total number of registered voters within the district that the candidate is running for ...
Peter J. Bono is a retired Navy technician running for Congress in District 50 as a Republican. He supports term limits for local officials, free childcare facilities for working families in need ...