How to become a US senator, congressman, governor?

Question

It always puzzles me a lot. How do people become US senators, congressmen, and governors? Do they all have to go to Yale/Harvard law schools? How do they get their political parties to nominate them for these positions? How to get involved so that people can be nominated for these positions? Do people need to be filthy rich in order to run for these positions?

Answer 1

By hook or crook. One can still start in Local Offices, Mayor, Councilman, and move onward. But after a while they become Professional Politicians, the do good for them that elected you fades away. Some find it again, not many.
Most are nominated by party lines, some just buy a way in.

Answer 2

How to become? Get elected.
No, there are no educational requirements. No REQUIREMENTS. If the voters want to elect a grade-school dropout, they can. Not everybody who has been elected Gov. or to Congress has been a college graduate. President Harry Truman (who was a Senator before he became V.P.) never went to college.
They get nominated by their parties usually by simply getting the most votes in a primary. In some states, the rules for getting on the ballot are stricter because you have to gather a lot of signatures first. In other states you can get on the ballot for the primary election without any signatures -- just show up at the place where candidates register and fill out the papers.
The parties have grass-roots-level clubs so that rank-and-file party voters can meet the candidates in person and listen to the candidates talk about their platforms. Learn where the parties have their club meetings. That's the best way to "get involved" and meet prospective candidates.
Filthy rich? No, you don't have to be, but it helps. If you're already independently wealthy, then you don't have to raise all the money from contributors. But even people who aren't independently wealthy can still run so long as you can raise lots of money from contributors.

Answer 3

Why do you think that ALL of Canada would become a single state if it ever joined USA? The odds are pretty good that the existing Canadian provincial borders would be used to form ten new northern states, with our territories converting to states or remaining as US territories (like American Samoa). Keep in mind that by the time this EVER actually would happen, Harper would no longer be in power, and Obama will be long gone as American presidents are allowed only two terms in office (22nd amendment). Also, I'm not sure why you picked Elizabeth May as a senator. Her party holds one seat in our country's House of Commons at the moment. Wouldn't this be fun? um. no. It would be the death of my country so I would be very sad. I like the US people, but don't always like its politics and policies. And I'm pretty sure that this merger would not occur without a revolution and perhaps civil war here.

Answer 4

Highness of birth is the foremost talent needed to attain such a title.
Just look at how many Congress people are presaged by a family member...

Answer 5

To begin with you have to have a distorted view of government -- especially the US type of government.

Next you should associate with used-car salesmen for at least a year so that you learn all about flim-flam and hanky-panky.

When you become proficient in small talk and weird promises and can look a person in the eye while you lie about all you are going to do for him, then you are ready to try to get elected.

Answer 6

get a wife, cheat on her, smoke pot, claim you care for the children of America, work with the UN, and push for an exit stragity for Iraq. (for you stupid liberals out there, im only being sarcastic, the above only what the sane, i mean free, world thinks of you)

Answer 7

Lie , cheat and steal.... and if in doubt baffle with Bullshiit ...damn its the American way