What is the minimum age to serve in the House?
You must be at least 25 years old to serve in the House.
Short Answer25
Explanation
How Congress WorksArticle I, Section 2 requires a representative to be at least 25, a citizen for seven years and an inhabitant of the state they represent.
Source
- U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 2, Clause 2 ↗
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
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