Yes, Currently there is a candidate, Brandon S. Dean, in the 2012 Presidential Election and he does not turn 35 till July 12, 2012. However, he will be 35 by the election on November 6th 2012. Brandon is running on the Committee for "Showing U.S. Citizens How To Run For President via Brandon S. Dean." More information about Candidate Dean can be found at www.showinguscitizenshowtorunforpresident.com
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A natural-born US citizen of Mexican descent can be elected President, but a person born in Mexico cannot. Article II, Section 1, Paragraph 5 of the Constitution specifies the President (and Vice-President) must be natural-born, meaning born in one of the US States, US Territories, or on a US military base. Naturalized US citizens are not eligible to run for President.
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The requirement for a person to become president is that they must have been born in the US or, if outside the US, of an US citizen parent. An example is John McCain, born in Panama, whose mother was a US citizen.
Born in the US At least 35 years old 14-year US resident To appear on the ballot in any state, a petition with some large number of signatures must be submitted to the authorities in that state before a certain deadline. You do not have to be born in the US to run... You just have to be a born citizen. For instance I was born in Hanau Germany and I am still a born U.S citizen because one of my parents is a US citizen.
Not while they are president. They are commander and chief of the armed forces. They run the show.