Apparently to run for congress, you don’t have to live in the district you would be representing.

Charlie Diradour, the local [Democrat] developer who launched his campaign Tuesday to unseat 7th District Rep. Eric Cantor, doesn’t live in the district.

Diradour lives in the 2200 block of Monument Avenue, which is about 10 blocks or so outside of the 7th, which officially picks up just west of Interstate 195. Diradour lives in the 3rd District, which is represented by Democrat Bobby Scott.

The U.S. Constitution doesn’t require U.S. lawmakers to live in their districts, it turns out. They must only reside in the states they represent, although most actually do live in their districts for obvious political reasons.

I never knew. I wonder why, when drawing up the rules, they didn’t include that requirement.