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The first woman elected to the senate was Hattie Wyatt Caroway of Arkansas. She was appointed to replace her husband, Senator Thaddeus Caroway, who died in office. She then ran for re-election in 1932, making her the first woman to be elected to office. The first woman to serve as a senator was Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia, who served for just 1 day in 1922 after her husband died in office.
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What is the constituents represented for the Senate?
A senator's constituents are all the inhabitants of the state he has been elected as senator for. For example: Jim Webb is the senator of Virginia. Therefore, his constituents are the inhabitants of the state of Virginia.
Which member of a congress represent a whole state?
The Senator represents the entire state the Representative is elected in the district they live in.
What does Senators must be an inhabitant of the State from which he or she is elected mean?
It means that a US senator must live in the state from which they are elected. The restriction is easy to fulfill since one can move into the state during the campaign. One just has to live in the state by election day.
Were senators elected by popular vote until 1913?
United States Senators have always been elected by popular vote. Each state votes for their own Senator. Each state has two Senators.
Who becomes Us senator if a sitting senator is elected president?
The elected president must resign his position in the senate causing a vacancy as occurs if a senator dies in office or resigns for any reason. What happens next depends upon the state legislature of the affected state. According to the 17th Amendment the state legislature can direct the governor to appoint someone to temporarily serve as senator until an election can be held or else leave the office open until an election can be held. The exact timing of the election is left to the legislature.
