I wouldn't run. I would be happy to serve if it were a lottery. And I say that knowing firsthand what a shit show all government agencies are.

It's kind of like my value as a legal secretary -- I use to work at the Court, so I know how things really work. If people had to actually try to run a functioning bureaucracy, they'd be more appreciative and possibly understand better what's needed. ? Okay, that's never going to happen, but still.