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mtngirl47

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2. From the article--evidently not

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 12, 2021, 04:14 PM

Nov 2021

Residency in a given congressional district isn’t necessary to run in that district. A clause in Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution sets the minimum qualifications for Members of the U.S. House of Representatives at 25 years of age, seven years of citizenship and residence in the state in which the district is delineated.

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Cawthorn won't run for re-election in current district [View all] mtngirl47 Nov 2021 OP

Doesn't one have to meet a residence requirement to run in a Congressional district? sinkingfeeling Nov 2021 #1

From the article--evidently not mtngirl47 Nov 2021 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Nov 2021 #3