Congressional+Basics


 * Qualifications: **
 * 1) Each representative must be at least twenty-five years old,
 * 2) Must have been a citizen of the United States for the past seven years,
 * 3) Must be (at the time of the election) an inhabitant of the state they represent.


 * Pay: **
 * Each Representative earns an annual salary of $174,000.
 * Speaker of the House earns an annul salry of $223,500.
 * Party leaders (Majority and Minority) earn $193,400
 * Benefits/Perks: **
 * Social Security
 * Health and Retirement benefits


 * Job Description: **
 *  A member of Congress is an elected public official who represents the state or district he or she was elected to represent in the House of Representatives.