
The High Cost Of Certainty: Why ‘Safe’ Congressional Seats Still Carry A Multimillion- Dollar Price Tag
by BLACK ENTERPRISE Editors December 26, 2025 Congressional seats, even the safe ones, don’t come cheap To run for Congress, candidates must satisfy three constitutional qualifications: Meet the minimum age requirement, be a U.S. citizen, and reside in the state they seek to represent. But, heading into the 2026 cycle,


















