Job description
The U.S. Senate is one of two chambers of the federal legislature. Senators are responsible for writing and passing legislation, approving presidential appointments, and ratifying treaties with foreign countries.
Eligibility requirements
Senator must be at least thirty years, have been a citizen of the United States for at least nine years, and must be an inhabitant of the state they seek to represent.
Filing instructions
Filing office address: Submit paperwork to the state party's office if you are running in a major party primary; Submit paperwork to the Secretary of State's office if you are running as a minor party, independent, or nonpartisan candidate.
Filing phone number: Submit paperwork to the state party's office if you are running in a major party primary; Submit paperwork to the Secretary of State's office if you are running as a minor party, independent, or nonpartisan candidate.
Paperwork instructions: Submit paperwork to the state party's office if you are running in a major party primary; Submit paperwork to the Secretary of State's office if you are running as a minor party, independent, or nonpartisan candidate.
Filing requirements: Filing is 3% of the annual salary of the office; Signature requirement of partisan candidates unable to pay filing fee is 0.25% of eligible voters in the previous election for this office, Signature requirement of all independent candidates is 1% of eligible voters in the previous election for this office.