HELP WANTED: U.S. SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES

JOB DESCRIPTION: U.S. SENATORS & HOUSE OF REPS.

• Legislator
• Representatives of their Constitution
• Committee members
• Servants of their constituents
• Politicians

SENATE QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be 30 years old
• Citizen for 9 years
• Live in the state in which they are elected

HOUSE OF REPS. QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be 25 years old
• Citizen for at least 7 years
• Must live in the state from which they're being elected

HOW THE SENATE IS ELECTED

• Selected by voters in each state during the regular November elections.
• Only one senator is elected from each state.
• They serve 6 year terms.

HOW THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS ELECTED

• House of Represntatives are voted in by each state.
• Elections are held the second Tuesday following the first Monday.
• They serve 2 year terms.

BENEFITS OF BEING A SENATOR OR IN THE HOUSE OF REPS.

• Special tax deductions
• Generous travel allowances
• Generous retirement plan
• Franking privileges (no postage)
• Large salary ($169,600)

WAYS TO BE FIRED FROM THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPS.

• You can be punished from the senate if you act disorderly.
• You can be expelled with a 2/3 vote.
• If you have a bad past, that may count as behaving disorderly.