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How long is the term of a US congressman?In: US Constitution |
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The US Congress is made up of 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. While the Representatives are commonly referred to as "Congressman", all 535 members of Congress are technically Congressmen and women.
The term of a Representative is 2 years. A Senator serves for 6 years. There is no limit to the number of terms a Representative or Senator may serve.
All 435 Representatives are up for election every even year (2006, 2008, 2010...).
Approximately 1/3 of Senators are up for re-election every even year.
The word Congressman (sic) is a term that combines members of the Senate and the House. The Senate serves six year terms and the House two year terms. Each state gets two Senators and a minimum of one Representative. Representatives are based on the population of the state.
First answer by ID1121776195. Last edit by ScottPhD. Contributor trust: 18 [recommend contributor]. Question popularity: 60 [recommend question]
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