There is a great quote to be shared from this article: "The basic qualification for being an elected representative is, after all, simply that you are a fellow citizen. Laments for special ability and competence in our elected leaders are not only outdated, they’re fundamentally anti-democratic, vestiges of an aristocratic age. "

Qualifications are not a necessity to run for office but maybe there should be some sort of testing or training. Perhaps some baseline test to ascertain that the contender is smart enough to know what they are doing.  Perhaps this type of test could also be applied to parenting.