If you'd like to run for Senator, you will need to be 30 years old, a citizen of the U.S. for 9 years, and reside in the state for which you are elected. Senators serve 6 year terms.
If you'd like to run for the House of Representatives, you'll need to be 25 years old, a citizen of the United States for 7 years, and be a resident of the state in which you are elected. Representatives in the House serve two year terms.
In the early years of the United States, Senators in their early 30s were not uncommon, but in modern politics, Senators are typically in their late thirties or early forties when elected. Since 1960, only two Senators have taken office at the age of 30: Ted Kennedy, and Joe Biden.
The House of Representatives does have a younger membership than that of the Senate, but 25 year old Representatives are still very uncommon. The last time an individual was elected to the House of Representatives at 25 years old was in 1975, when 25 year old Thomas Joseph Downey was elected from New York.

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