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Under Article II of the Constitution, what age must someone be in order to run for president of the United States?

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Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the Constitution sets the necessary requirements to be considered eligible as president. A presidential candidate must:

-Be a citizen of the United States by birth;

-Be at least thirty-five years old;

-Have been a permanent resident in the United States for at least fourteen years.

The average age of the man entering the Oval Office for the first time is 55 years old.

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