The Senate is the upper house of the two systems of legislature in the US, and together with the House of Representatives, forms the US congress. Each state in the United States is represented by two Senators; without any regard to population or size and their roles are clearly stipulated in the constitution in article one. The chambers of the senate is established in Washington, D.C., where Senators meet in the north wing while House of representatives meet in the same building but in the south wing. The senate has special powers that include giving consent to treaties, confirmation of high profile public jobs like secretaries of the cabinet, military chiefs, and federal judges while at the same time it conducts trials of officers of the federal government who have been indicted by the house. The senate has high status and makes important deliberations than the House of Representatives. According to the constitution, a candidate intending to contest for a senate seat has to meet the following three conditions: must be thirty years and above, should have been a citizen of the United States for a period of not less than nine years and the candidate should have stayed in the state in which he or she is intending to represent. The issue of age and citizenship is given much emphasis and Wrights justifies it by arguing out that this position requires maturity in character and wealth of information. The senate is the only body that comes up with the qualifications of the position of a senator and closely monitors aspiring candidates to make sure that they meet the requirements. Another impediment to the aspiring candidates is the 14 th amendment of the constitution which disqualifies candidates who were state officers and had taken oath of allegiance to the constitution but were later engaged in rebellious activities or helped enemies of the US. There are challenges that candidates for senator positions face when contesting for elections. Fraud is an expected challenge to candidates running for elective posts. Even though the Washington has embraced electronic voting machines, instances of fraud can still occur due to tampering of the machines which has been proven by computer scientists. It is necessary that parallel testing be done prior to elections to curb any election fraud. Another big challenge for a candidate is competition from other candidates. For you to run for the elections, you need to adequately prepare to counter competition from other candidates by coming up with an agenda that has not been addressed in the state. For instance in Washington State, the biggest concern to be addressed is environmental pollution. It therefore follows that a candidate aspiring to contest should have issues affecting the electorate at heart. Another possible election challenge for a candidate is violations of election laws. A candidate must thoroughly learn the electoral process to avoid instances of disqualification. When elected to office, a senator should overcome individualism and bipartisanship in the senate and instead address issues with an open mind (Wright, 101). Upon assuming office as a senator, candidates should have the following roles in mind as preparation for the office of the s