U.S Senate
Life of a Congress , by: Stephanie Pinchback
Qualifications
- Senators must be at least 30 years old.
- Must becitizens of the United States for 9 years prior to election.
- Must be a legal resident of the state you represent.
Term of Office
- For Senate there are 6 year terms and elections are held in November of evenumbered years.
- Senators would run for reelections every 2 years.
- The senators has more continuity than the Famers planned because most senators win reelections.
- They begain terms on January 3, after the election held previous November.
Salary & Benefits : A U.S Senate make 174,000 a year.
Ben Cardin
Benjamin Louis "Ben" Cardin is the junior United States Senator from Maryland, in office since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Barbara Ann Mikulski is the senior United States Senator from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party, serving since 1987.
Mark Robert Warner
Mark Robert Warner is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from Virginia, in office since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party
Privileges & Benefits
- The Constitution provides members of Congress certain privilages to protect them.
- The are free from arrest "in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of the peace".
- The privileges does not extend to what members may say outside of Congress.