Membership of the senate
the characteristics of the sitting senate
qualifications
- must be 30 years old
- must have been a us citizen for at least 9 years prior to election.
- must be a legal resident of the state you represent.
Term of office
- The senators have 6 years in office.
- they get re-elected every 2 years.
- if a senator dies the governer choses some one to fill in untill a special election.
salary and benifits
- they set their own salarys.
- their retirement penions is 50,000.
- they get memeber ships to gym's.
- they also get exspensive heath care.
Privilages of members.
- they are free from arrest.
- they cannot be sued for anything.