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Their particular office is actually assigned to their district. They can however, obtain larger offices according to length in office, or position in the senate (i.e. speaker, etc.)

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U.S. Senators are elected by the citizens of the state and district they represent.

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Up until 1911 the state jegislators decided who to send to Washington as senators. Now the people from each state elect two people as their senators.

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Senators are elected to 6 year terms, with 1/3 of the body elected every 2 years

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They are elected by the people of their state for 6 year terms.

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by being voted in.

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