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[Star Wars] How did Binks become a Senator?

He was promoted to General in a very impromptu fashion yet even his service in the coming war is shown to be considerably poor. By comparison to others in his position he is shown to have next to nothing and easily surrendered. 

His actions before all this almost got him executed so it can be seen that his contribution isn't worth keeping him around for. 

Yet this Gungam of all others gets promoted to represent his race and by extension Naboo in the Senate. How?
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He's not a Senator. 

He's a Representative (an actual title) of a minority race on a Republic planet. This was a position given by Naboo to the Gungans as a way of showing their support. He has no voting power unless the Naboo Senator grants him that power in their stead. 

And it was given to Jar Jar by the Gungan leader Boss Nass to *get him the fuck out of here.* (oh and he's a war hero and all that)