United States Senate seat from New Jersey

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The United States Senate seat from New Jersey is one of the state's two positions in the U.S. Senate, representing New Jersey at the federal legislative level.

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United States Senator from New Jersey 1

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instanceOf United States Senate seat
federal legislative office
belongsToCategory New Jersey politics
United States Senate seats by state
canBeFilledBy special election in case of vacancy
canBeTemporarilyFilledBy gubernatorial appointment under New Jersey law
chamber upper house of the United States Congress
citizenshipRequirement at least 9 years a citizen of the United States
country United States of America
createdBy Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED
electedBy voters of New Jersey
electionCycle staggered six-year terms
electionReform direct election mandated by the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
electionType popular election
electoralDistrict statewide constituency
electorateSize all eligible voters in New Jersey
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States federal government
hasPower advice and consent on presidential appointments
advice and consent on treaties
lawmaking at the federal level
participation in impeachment trials
isOneOf two United States Senate seats allocated to New Jersey
jurisdiction federal matters concerning the United States
legislativeBody United States Senate
levelOfGovernment federal
minimumAgeRequirement 30 years
numberOfSeatsPerState 2
oathOfOfficeTo Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED
officeHolderTitle United States Senator from New Jersey NERFINISHED
officeLocation United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
partOf New Jersey congressional delegation NERFINISHED
United States Congress
represents State of New Jersey NERFINISHED
requiresOathTo support and defend the Constitution of the United States
residencyRequirement must be an inhabitant of New Jersey when elected
salaryDeterminedBy United States Congress NERFINISHED
startOfCurrentConstitutionalForm 1789
termLength 6 years
termLimit no term limits
votingRight full voting member of the U.S. Senate
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Nicholas F. Brady officeContested United States Senate seat from New Jersey
Crystal City, Missouri, United States positionHeld United States Senate seat from New Jersey
subject surface form: Bill Bradley
this entity surface form: United States Senator from New Jersey