Do you agree with America’s minimum age requirements to hold office? (House: 25 | Senate: 30 | President: 35)

👍 Yes (75%) – "In general, yes. I think it's important that you spend some time working in the real world and getting some basic life experiences before being in any sort of political office. I think someone fresh out of high school or college without experience working a regular job would be out of touch with the reality for most people. Education provides good theoretical understanding of life and politics, but you really need the hands on life experience before you can make good decisions or recommendations on behalf of millions of working citizens."

• "Yes, you need life experience and wisdom prior to becoming a politician. If anything, I would raise the age a bit so that you don’t have as many people who come into politics as the only job they ever had. It’s like being a school administrator. If you’ve never been a teacher, you’re not going to make a good administrator. You need to walk a mile in people’s shoes."
• "Life experience colors the way we see and react to the world, politics, and problems. The person I was in my 20s is not the person I am now and I think a lot of my political views were naive. It took growing up and moving away from home to mature where I am today."

👎 No (14%) – "If you are old enough to die for your country, you should be old enough to run for office. While attending college/working is important, and life experience is essential, if we cut out younger candidates we cut out the voice of our future."

🤷‍♀️ Unsure/other (11%) – "I feel like age is just a number; the best way to determine if someone will be a worthy elected official depends more on their morals, character, and track record of voting with their constituents."