And now, another Fact of Congress

Would you like to be in Congress someday? Good! Way back when our country’s founders wrote our Constitution, they put in just a few basic rules about who could become a Congressperson—and who could not.

They decided that a member of the House of Representatives must be at least 25 years old, and a Senator must be at least 30.

You must have been a US citizen for a certain length of time—at least 9 years for a Senator and 7 for a House Member.

Finally, you must live in the state you represent. Can you imagine someone living in Hawaii representing the state of Alaska?

So, here in the good old USA, if you meet those few simple requirements that our founders created over 200 years ago, you too can someday become a member of Congress!

And that’s another Fact of Congress.

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