You gotta love politics - Running for Alaska Senator, but never been there

(Carol) Hafner, a 64-year-old retiree, is a Democratic candidate in Alaska even though she has not once visited the state. She had been running on environmental and economic issues, but her campaign began to change after she gained the attention of a state Democratic leader because she used a New Jersey address in her candidacy filings, the Associated Press reported last month.

It is her right to run for office in Alaska, even if she doesn’t currently live there. And she’s not wrong.

The U.S. Constitution requires House representatives to be 25 or older, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years and an inhabitant of the state they represent “when elected.”

She said her research into the issue (environmental issues and climate change ) led her to challenge Alaska’s 23-term incumbent, Rep. Don Young (R). The 84-year-old congressman has been in office for 45 years and is the longest-serving member of the House.

Good luck to her- rest of story at:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/carol-hafner-alaska-candidate-congress-never-been_us_5b7af870e4b018b93e966477