Senator

Senator

Member of the senate, the upper house of congress. Each US state has two (a junior and a senior senator, distinguished by length of service). In 2008 the presumptive nominees from both main parties are senators. The last time a senator was directly elected to the White House was in 1960, when John F. Kennedy won the presidency.

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