Rules to be a senator or representative?

Question

I need to find out..

How long must you be a citizen of the U.S.A. before becoming a senator? How long to be a representative?

I have a history project due tomorrow and I really need to know this a.s.a.p!!!!!

Thank you so much!!!

Answer 1

"No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen."

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html...

"No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen."

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html...

Answer 2

It is better that the candidate must be a natural born citizen so that there is no double loyalty.