Check the Constitution. 30 years old, 9 years a US citizen and an inhabitant of the state they represent. Nothing about a local office is there?? Your President was just elected never having ever held elective office before. Stop being an elitist. These professional politicians are the reason we have the problems we do.
LOL, not an elitist at all.
I am Fully aware of the constitutional requirements to be a US Senator, very different from having the qualifications to be an effective Member one of the most powerful bodies in the world...
There are plenty better qualified potential candidates to run for that seat that have never been in politics.
You may now step off your high horse...
“These professional politicians are the reason we have the problems we do.”
Agreed. Anyone can do it, starting with a million dollars or so. Or the rich being willing to throw cash your way. It’s a rich man’s game. Celebrity certainly helps these days.
Maybe we are now going to see the kinds of problems “unprofessional” politicians create! And I’m not picking on Trump, but he is certainly doing OJT in the dirty world of politics now. It’s got to be stressful as hell.