One term for a member of the House of Representatives is two years. This was set up to get the members of the House of Representatives to act quickly on a matter.
It is a two year term of office.
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A senator's term is 6 years, a representative only 2 years. More information can be found here:
The difference between a senator and a representative:
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US Senators hold office for six-year terms and Representatives serve two-year terms. The terms of Senators are staggered so that about 1/3 are elected every 2 years.
6 years for Senators and 2 years for Congressmen. 6 years for senators.2 years for representitives
The normal term lengths are six years for senators and two years for representatives.
It is as long as the president vouches the power of the house of representatives.
In the USA, a member of the House of Representatives has to run for re-election, or step down if he/she so chooses, every two years. They have a two year term. Senators, on the other hand, have a 6 year term. Neither Senators nor Representatives are limited as to how many terms they may serve.
6 years
there are more representatives than there are senators. senators=100 (2 per state) representatives=435 (depends on census count)
If you are talking about federal congressmen Illinois has 2 senators and 19 representatives. If you are talking about the Illinois state legislature then Illinois has 118 representatives and 59 senators.
All members of the House of Representatives and the Senate are paid in full by the U.S. Treasury, which ultimately gets its money from the tax payers.