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The Constitution sets three qualifications for service in the U.S. Senate: age (at least thirty years of age); U.S. citizenship (at least nine years); and residency in the state a senator represents at time of election.
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Class II . Senators in Class II were elected to office in...
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5 days ago · Senators. Each state in the United States elects two senators, regardless of the state’s population. Senators serve six-year terms with staggered elections. Americans in the United States’s six territories do not have senators. Tennessee’s senators are:
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In the 12 states where the length of the term is two years, all state senate seats are up for re-election every two years.
On November 6, 2018, Blackburn became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Tennessee, defeating Democratic former Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen. Blackburn became the state's senior senator in January 2021 upon the retirement of Senator Lamar Alexander.
Until 1966, Tennessee state senators served two-year terms. That year the system was changed, by constitutional amendment, to allow four-year terms. In that year, senators in even-numbered districts were elected to two-year terms and those in odd-numbered districts were elected to four-year terms.
About the Senate & the U.S. Constitution | Term Length. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six Years.
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