United States Senate seat from Georgia

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Senate seat
federal legislative office
belongsToCategory Georgia (U.S. state) politics
United States Senate seats by state
bodyElecting people of Georgia
changedBy Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
citizenshipRequirement at least 9 years a U.S. citizen
constituency residents of Georgia
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
country United States of America
createdBy Constitution of the United States
currentElectionMethod direct popular election
electionCycle staggered six-year terms
electorate voters of Georgia
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States federal government
hasChamber upper house of the United States Congress
hasTitleForOfficeholder United States Senator from Georgia
isOneOf two United States Senate seats allocated to Georgia
jurisdiction United States federal lawmaking
legislativeChamber United States Senate
levelOfGovernment federal
meetsIn Washington, D.C.
minimumAgeRequirement 30 years
numberOfSeatsForGeorgia 2
numberOfSeatsPerState 2
officeLocation United States Capitol
officeType elected office
originalElectionMethod legislative selection
partOf Georgia congressional delegation
United States Congress
represents State of Georgia
linked to: Georgia
residencyRequirement must be an inhabitant of Georgia when elected
responsibility advice and consent on presidential nominations
advice and consent on treaties
lawmaking at the federal level
participation in impeachment trials
scopeOfAuthority federal
stateRepresented Georgia
termLength 6 years
termRenewable indefinitely
votingPower one vote in the United States Senate
votingSystem popular vote
wasOriginallyElectedBy Georgia General Assembly

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Mack Mattingly officeContested United States Senate seat from Georgia
Raphael Warnock officeContested United States Senate seat from Georgia
Herschel Walker ranForOffice United States Senate from Georgia
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John Forsyth servedIn United States Senate from Georgia
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Alexander Stephens Clay officeContested United States Senate from Georgia
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Alexander Stephens Clay representedIn United States Senate for Georgia Class 2 seat
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Joseph E. Brown electedTo United States Senate from Georgia
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