How old do you have to be to be president? What running for the highest office requires.

Running for public office takes lots of money and a thick skin in order to withstand the scrutiny candidates running for public office face. This is true for candidates on the local, state and federal level.

There are also some basic requirements candidates running for federal office must reach which the Founding Fathers wrote into the Constitution. These requirements range from age to citizenship.

While these requirements differ from the House of Representatives, to the Senate and the presidency, here are the ones candidates should know about before they consider running for federal elected office.

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How old do you have to be to be president?

According to the Constitution, to be eligible to hold the office of the presidency an individual must be 35 years old. Individuals must also have been a resident of the United States for at least 14 years and be a natural-born citizen.

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How old do you have to be to be a senator?

The Constitution says to become a senator, an individual must be at least 30 years old, at least nine years a U.S. citizen and a resident of the state they are wishing to represent in the Senate.

How old do you have to be to be a representative?

The Constitution says to be voted into the U.S. House of Representatives an individual must be at least 25 years old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least seven years and be a citizen of the state they are elected to represent during the time of the election.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: How old do you have to be to be president, Senator or representative?