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Is being a legislator a full time job in the US? As in, you are legally not allowed to also have another job? (It isn't in my country. You can be a pilot, an a
by mohanmcgeek 5y ago
Is being a legislator a full time job in the US? As in, you are legally not allowed to also have another job?
(It isn't in my country. You can be a pilot, an actor or an engineer and still be a legislator)
- MarkSweep 5y agoTo give an example, that may not representative: the Texas legislature meets for 140 days, every 2 years. The governor can call special sessions that are up to 30 days in length. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Legislature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Legislature So at least in Texas it does not have to be a full time job.
- jonnycomputer 5y agoBut neither is it a job that most people could afford not working for that long a time.
- mohanmcgeek 5y agoFor the jobs I mentioned above, it would be very easily possible: Actors, sportsmen and pilots