Can Herschel Walker run for Georgia office while living in Texas?
The short answer: yes. What matters is where he lives if he is eventually elected.
The
Constitution sets three qualifications for service in the U.S. Senate: a candidate must:
- Be at least 30 years old;
- be a U.S. citizen for at least nine years;
- and live in the state they represent at the time of election.
On Aug. 17, Walker used an Atlanta address to register to vote in Georgia. It's the same address he used to file campaign papers with the Federal Election Commission.
According to the Fulton County Board of Assessors
website, the home address he used is 999 Mount Paran Road NW, which is owned by his wife, Julie M. Blanchard.
Blanchard and Walker were married in Texas in May, according to public records.