How does a person run for congress?
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you need to get a sponsor with a ballet and 1000 signatures
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The most raced by someone running for congress:\n\nBlair Hull, (D) IL - Senate - $29,063,018.\n\nThe most raised by someone already IN congress, running for re-election:\n\nTom Daschle, (D) SD - Senate - $19,349,884.
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Running for what office? You can obviously run as much as you want if you're not successfully elected. \n\nA U.S. president can only be elected for two terms total, if that's what you mean.
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The members of the Congress are elected by the people in their state or districts.  Thus, they represent the people in national issues and decides for the in the Congress.  In so doing, they are representives of the people to the national level.
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You'll need to take (and fluently learn) several languages. Add political science courses, and some psychology and anthropology wouldn't be amiss either. Your best bet is to try for an Ivy League school. You'll also need to get some connections in upper political circles, so start working on interning with your congresspersons.
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2 years is in each term in the U.S. House of Representatives\n\nSo of course House of Representative Candidates always have their name on the same Ballot as Governor and Presidential Elections.\n\nSome members of Congress serve for years because of no Term limits and incumbents are hard to remove from office.
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Running for office\nGetting others to vote\nEducating yourself and fellow man on political issues both locally and nationally\nWriting your local representatives in regards to policies that exist or do not exist.\nVote! Vote! Vote!
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Most of our politicians are lawyers. Study history and political science, sociology and communication skills as an undergrad. Then go to law school. Then work for a Senator,  Congressman or Supreme Court Justice and/or get hired onto an election campaign or two. Then run for office in your city or state.
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By their representatives.\n\nEach state sends a number of representatives determined by its population to the house. In addition to pursuing national policies that they and their constituents support, they also attempt to secure laws and appropriations favorable to their states or districts.
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They usually start out in there careers with an education in Law or Political Science. This is not to say that a person must be a lawyer in order to be a politician; however, it is a fact that almost all of our elected politicians do have legal backgrounds.\nWhat else do they do to get there? \nGees fella, I am afraid that the list is long and at times shady; however, there are many senators, governors and presidents that are beyond reproach.  \nTake care of your 'right to vote.'  Make sure that a crook does not get 'in.'  Jose
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You must be a U.S citizen, 18+ yrs old, you must be a resident of the town or state your running in. Check with your local board of elections, ( the people who run the voting booths) the know exactly what the qualifications are.
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Practically? Yes.\n\nThey discuss what they should vote on. They 'make stuff' to vote on and they vote. That's about it if you want the very simplistic version.\n\nIt is called representing the voter. You (if you did that) voted for that man or woman so he/she can represent you in congress. It is your congressperson. The only power he/she has is the vote realistically speaking.\n\nBut.. to be able to vote they have to know whats going on so... 99% of the time they sift though tons of information to at least seem informed. They fight of lobbyists.. or have dinner with them. Get hounded by the press because they said something stupid.\n\nBut basically you are right. What a senator is there for is to vote.
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Very good and very idealistic question. One gets to local seats of power by commanding money. You come up with it yourself. No money, no job. Used to be we had political machines, not much of that anymore. Money is king when you have to buy TV time and yard signs. \n\nAfter that, it gets worse. You have to become a senator or governor to get any chance of becoming a Presidential candidate. Look at the pathways to those power posts. \n\nSorry, it has not been possible that I know of since maybe Harry Truman (and even then he had a powerful Kansas City political machine that got him tapped as VP).\n\nNot much equality there. No real people. What is it that Doug Addams said in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Oh, "the job of the president is to distract us from who really runs things." That's right.
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You need to be a natural-born citizen who is at least 35 years old. Constitutionally, that is all that is required. Realistically, you need an established political presence, money and the ability to raise more money, and lots of connections in one of the two major political parties in order to be considered a viable candidate for the presidency.
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It has been almost a century since a third party had enough traction to run a competive race.  A party nomination would be best.\n\nThe first thing to do is volunteer for campaigns.  Then donate money to mainstream canidates.  Have friends that are way more intellegent than you because they are going to be your best advisors.\n\nRead Edmund Burke, John Locke, Machevelli, the Federalist Papers, writings of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and least of all the communist manefesto just so you know what socialists believe.\n\nFollow current events, but when you do ask yourself "why is this person lying to me?"  It will help you figure out what a person's adgenda is.\n\nStudy Truman's decision on dropping the nuclear bombs in case you would ever have to make that decision.\n\nTake up hunting, golf, and fishing.  Those things will help you relate to everyone.
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You can register to run for president, I think it's around $2,000.00 last I heard.  You would also have to be made public your tax returns and such - Howard Stern stopped there and dropped out of the NY governor race.\n\nNow, you also must get I think around 10,000 voter signatures to boot.  Then you must qualify for the presidency under the constitution, be born in the us, be a citizen, and be at least 35.\n\nAs far as being elected by a party, i'm afraid that would not be your call.  First you have to register and be named by them as your candidate, and that usually involved competition, and is what the primaries are all about - to decide which candidate will represent which party.\n\nNow, if your really slick, you could convince all of america to write your name on every ballot, which is a choice given when you vote.  If you won that, you would have to have your electoral sponsors vote for you...don't forget about the electoral college either.\n\nIf you plan a career of politics, I understand their advice is to be a politician, but something else as well, such as a lawyer, politcial scientist, armed service carrer - or maybe an actor like Ronald Regan who became govornor of CA by his work done in the entertainment union.\n\nIt's never too late to get involved.
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You can run for any office, save the Presidency. That is one of the perks for being an American citizen