{"county":null,"description":"A United States Senator represents the entire state in the upper chamber of Congress, serving a six-year term. Senators write and pass federal law, approve federal spending, confirm federal judges and executive appointments, and ratify treaties.","district":null,"districtgroup":null,"id":1166,"key":"us_senate","lastchangeby":null,"name":null,"next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":null,"partisan":1,"party":null,"qualities":"- Legislative craft at the federal level: drafting and amending federal statute, and understanding the body of law being changed.\n- Statewide constituency understanding: the economic and everyday concerns of the whole state, not a single district.\n- Persuasion and coalition-building across party and factional lines to form working majorities.\n- Integrity: acting for constituents and the public good rather than personal gain, independent of undue influence.\n- Advice and consent: senators confirm federal judges and executive appointments and ratify treaties.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"NC","term_end":null,"term_start":null,"term_years":6,"terms":[],"title":"U.S. Senator","type":"legislative","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-07-28 13:14:07"}