Age of candidacy laws in the United states - wikipedia Age of candidacy laws in the United states This article delineates the age of candidacy laws of the federal government and individual states of the United States. Contents 1 Federal government 2 State government 2.1 Alaska 2.2 Arizona 2.3 California 2.4 Colorado 2.5 Connecticut 2.6 Georgia 2.7 Hawaii 2.8 Idaho 2.9 Illinois 2.10 Indiana 2.11 Iowa 2.12 Louisiana 2.13 Maryland 2.14 Massachusetts 2.15 Michigan 2.16 Minnesota 2.17 Montana 2.18 Nebraska 2.19 Nevada 2.20 New Mexico 2.21 New York 2.22 North Carolina 2.23 North Dakota 2.24 Oklahoma 2.25 Oregon 2.26 Pennsylvania 2.27 Rhode Island 2.28 South Carolina 2.29 South Dakota 2.30 Tennessee 2.31 Texas 2.32 Vermont 2.33 Virginia 2.34 Washington 2.35 Wisconsin 2.36 Wyoming 3 Local government 3.1 Baltimore 4 References Federal government President of the United States and Vice President of the United States : 35 ( Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the United States Constitution ) United States Senator : 30 ( Article I, Section 3, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution ) United States Representative : 25 ( Article I, Section 2, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution ) State government State Governor Upper House Lower House Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Secretary of State Treasurer Alabama 30 25 21 30 25 25 25 Alaska 30 25 21 30 18 * N.A. 18 * Arizona 25 25 25 N.A. 25 25 25 Arkansas 30 25 21 30 18 * 18 * 18 California 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 * Colorado 30 25 25 30 25 25 25 Connecticut 30 18 * 18 * 30 18 None 18 * Delaware 30 27 24 30 None None None Florida 30 21 21 30 30 None 25 Georgia 30 25 21 30 25 25 18 * Hawaii 30 25 18 30 None N.A. None Idaho 30 18 * 18 * 30 30 25 25 Illinois 25 21 21 25 25 25 25 Indiana 30 25 21 30 None 18 * Iowa 30 25 21 30 18 18 * Kansas None 18 * 18 * None None None Kentucky 30 30 24 30 30 30 30 Louisiana 25 30 18 25 25 25 25 Maine 30 25 * 21 * N.A. None None Maryland 30 25 21 30 18 * 18 * Massachusetts 18 18 18 18 * 18 18 18 Michigan 30 21 21 30 None 18 * Minnesota 25 21 21 25 21 21 Mississippi 30 25 21 30 26 25 25 Missouri 30 30 24 30 None None Montana 30 None None 25 25 25 Nebraska 30 21 N.A. 30 None None Nevada 25 21 21 25 18 * 18 * 18 * New Hampshire 30 30 18 N.A. 18 * 18 * New Jersey 30 30 21 30 None None New Mexico 30 25 21 30 30 30 30 New York 30 18 18 30 30 None 30 North Carolina 30 25 21 30 None 21 21 North Dakota 30 18 * 18 * 30 25 25 25 Ohio 18 18 18 None 18 18 18 Oklahoma 31 25 21 31 31 31 31 Oregon 30 21 21 N.A. 18 18 Pennsylvania 30 25 21 30 30 None None Rhode Island 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 South Carolina 30 25 21 30 18 * 18 * South Dakota 21 21 21 21 None None Tennessee 30 30 21 30 † 18 None Texas 30 26 21 30 18 18 * 18 * Utah 25 25 25 30 25 N.A. 25 Vermont None None None None None None Virginia 30 21 21 30 30 18 * 18 * Washington 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 West Virginia 30 18 18 N.A. 25 18 * 18 Wisconsin 18 18 18 18 * 18 * 18 * 18 Wyoming 30 25 21 N.A. 18 * 25 25 * Qualified elector / registered voter requirement. † State Senate membership requirement. N.A. implies that such a position does not exist in that state. Alaska Any public office : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Arizona Any public officer : at least 18 California Mayor : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Colorado Any public office : at least 18 Connecticut Municipal officer : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Georgia Any public office : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Hawaii Neighborhood Board Member : 18 Idaho Mayor : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Illinois Comptroller : 25 Indiana Mayor : 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Iowa Any elected office : 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Louisiana Treasurer : 25 School Board Member : 18 Maryland Circuit Court Judge : 30 County Sheriff : 25 Other county offices : vary according to local law Any public office : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Massachusetts Most offices : 18 Michigan State Court Justice : less than 70 Any county or local office : 18 Minnesota Many offices : 21 Montana Mayor : at least 21 Nebraska Mayor : at least 18 Nevada Any public office : 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) New Mexico Most offices : 18 ( qualified elector requirement ) New York Comptroller : 30 North Carolina Many offices : 21 Municipal offices : 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) North Dakota Mayor / council : 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Oklahoma State, county, and municipal public offices : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Oregon Sheriff : 21 Other county and local offices : 18 Justice of the Peace : 18 Pennsylvania Mayors of Third - Class Cities : 18 Rhode Island Any elected office : 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) South Carolina Judicial : 32 South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner : 25 Mayor / alderman : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Tennessee Supreme Court Judge : 35 Other state judges : 30 County mayor / county executive : 30 Sheriff : 25 Constable : 21 County School Board Member : 18 ( registered voter requirement ) Texas Comptroller : None Any public office : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Vermont Town officials : at least 11 ( qualified voter requirement ) Virginia Any office : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Washington Any office : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Wisconsin Any city office : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Wyoming Any municipal office : at least 18 ( qualified voter requirement ) Local government Many states require elected municipal officers to be at least 18 years of age or be a registered voter in the city thereof. Montana requires mayors to be at least 21 years of age. As of November 2016, most U.S. cities with populations exceeding 200,000 required their mayor to be a registered voter in the city thereof or at least 18 years of age. Here are the following exceptions : 30 Years : Denver, CO ; Honolulu, HI ; Memphis, TN ; Nashville, TN ; St. Louis, MO 25 Years : Baltimore, MD ; Colorado Springs, CO ; Columbus, GA ; Glendale, AZ ; Kansas City, MO ; Omaha, NE ; Philadelphia, PA ; Washington, DC 21 Years : Louisville, KY, Oklahoma City, OK ; Aurora, CO 19 Years : Hialeah, FL ( qualified voter requirement + 1 year of residence ) No Age Minimum Listed or Implied : Baton Rouge, LA ; Minneapolis, MN ; Pittsburgh, PA ; Saint Paul, MN ; Wichita, KS ; Jersey City, NJ ; Buffalo, NY ; Yonkers, NY Data unavailable : Birmingham, AL ; Newark, NJ Baltimore City Comptroller, and City Council President : 25 City Council Member : 21 References ^ Jump up to : `` Article V, Section 3 ''. Constitution of the State of Illinois. Illinois General Assembly. December 15, 1970. Retrieved December 6, 2012. ^ Jump up to : http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legresou/constitu/072.htm ^ Jump up to : http://www.elections.state.md.us/candidacy/qualifications.html Jump up ^ https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/Candidates-Guide-generic.pdf ^ Jump up to : `` Article V, Section 22 '' ( PDF ). Michigan Constitution. State of Michigan. Retrieved December 6, 2012. Jump up ^ http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/Article5.htm, Section 2 ^ Jump up to : http://www.nh.gov/constitution/governor.html, Article 42 ^ Jump up to : http://www.elections.ny.gov/RunningOffice.html ^ Jump up to : `` Article III, Section 2 ''. North Carolina Constitution. North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Article II, Section 6 ''. North Carolina Constitution. North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Article VI, Section 6 ''. North Carolina Constitution. North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved April 2, 2012. ^ Jump up to : http://oklegal.onenet.net/okcon/VI-3.html Jump up ^ `` Article IV, Section 2 ''. South Carolina Constitution. South Carolina Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Article III, Section 7 ''. South Carolina Constitution. South Carolina Legislature. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012. 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